农业 (nóng yè) — agriculture, farming
Definition
农业 refers to the industry or sector of farming itself — not a place or a person. Contrast with 农村 (the rural area) and 农民 (the farmer).
noun
agriculturefarming
Easily confused
Examples
- 农业。Tā zài dà xué xué xí nóng yè.He studies agriculture at university.
- 农业。nóng yè Duì guó jiā jīng jì fēi cháng zhòng yào.Agriculture is very important to the national economy.
- 农业。Hěn duō nián qīng rén xuǎn zé cóng shì nóng yè gōng zuò.Many young people choose to work in agriculture.
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