Meaning of 专业
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- specialty
- specialized field
- main field of study (at university)
- major
- professional
Measure word: 門|门,個|个
How to use 专业
专业 is the everyday word for a university major, and it also works as an adjective meaning professional or expert-level. Example: 你的专业是什么？(Nǐ de zhuānyè shì shénme?) What is your major? You can also say 他很专业 (tā hěn zhuānyè), meaning he is very professional.
专 (zhuān) means focused or special, and 业 (yè) means a line of work or study, as in 作业 (zuòyè) and 职业 (zhíyè). Put them together and you get the one field you focus on: your major or specialty.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 专业 (zhuānyè) and 职业 (zhíyè). 专业 is your field of study or expertise, while 职业 is your job or occupation, so ask 你的职业是什么 for someone's job, not 专业. Also watch the first tone on 专 (zhuān); it is not zhuàn.
专业 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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专 zhuān · concentrated · 4 strokes
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业 yè · line of business · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 专业.
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 专家 | zhuānjiā | expert; specialist |
| 事业 | shìyè | undertaking; project |
| 职业 | zhíyè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 商业 | shāngyè | business; trade |
| 专门 | zhuānmén | specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry |
| 农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming |
| 开业 | kāiyè | to open a business; to open a practice |
| 就业 | jiùyè | to get a job; employment |
| 创业 | chuàngyè | to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship |
| 专题 | zhuāntí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program |
Questions about 专业
What does 专业 mean?
专业 (zhuānyè) means "specialty; specialized field" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 专业?
专业 is made of 2 characters: 专 (4 strokes), 业 (5 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 专业 an HSK word?
Yes. 专业 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 专业 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 专业 is written 專業.
How do I say what I major in using 专业?
Say 我的专业是… (wǒ de zhuānyè shì…), for example 我的专业是经济 (wǒ de zhuānyè shì jīngjì), my major is economics. You can also say 我学… (wǒ xué…), I study…
What is the difference between 专业 and 专门?
专业 is mainly a noun for a field or major, or an adjective meaning professional. 专门 (zhuānmén) means specially or dedicated to one purpose, as in 专门来看你 (zhuānmén lái kàn nǐ), came specially to see you.