事业 (shì yè) — career; occupation; cause; undertaking
Definition
事业 is 'career/cause' with a sense of mission or larger purpose, not just a job — broader and more idealistic than 职业 ('occupation, profession').
noun
careeroccupationcauseundertaking
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 事业。Tā bǎ yì shēng de shí jiān dōu tóu rù le jiào yù shì yè.He devoted his whole life to the cause of education.
- 事业。Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de shì yè yào zhuī qiú.Everyone has their own career to pursue.
- 事业。Chuàng yè chéng gōng shì tā yì shēng zuì dà de shì yè.Starting a successful business was the greatest undertaking of his life.
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