业 meaning in English

yè

line of business; industry

HSK 7-9suffixTraditional 業5 strokes

Meaning of 业

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yè
  1. line of business
  2. industry
  3. occupation
  4. job
  5. employment
  6. school studies
  7. enterprise
  8. property
Yè
  1. surname Ye

业 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ做zuò完wán你nǐ的de作zuò业yè了le吗ma?
Are you done with your homework yet?
你nǐ的de作zuò业yè,做zuò完wán了le没méi有yǒu?
Have you done your homework?
我wǒ让ràngTom在zài做zuò完wán作zuò业yè后hòu看kàn一yì点diǎn电diàn视shì。
I let Tom watch a little TV after he finished his homework.
你nǐ做zuò完wán回huí家jiā作zuò业yè了le吗ma?
Have you finished doing your homework yet?
我wǒ已yǐ经jīng完wán成chéng我wǒ的de作zuò业yè。
I have finished my homework.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

业 yè · line of business · 5 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 业.

作业zuòyèschool assignment; homework
事业shìyèundertaking; project
专业zhuānyèspecialty; specialized field
职业zhíyèoccupation; profession; vocation; professional
商业shāngyèbusiness; trade
工业gōngyèindustry
农业nóngyèagriculture; farming
开业kāiyèto open a business; to open a practice
就业jiùyèto get a job; employment
创业chuàngyèto begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
毕业bìyègraduation; to graduate
企业qǐyècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation

Questions about 业

What does 业 mean?

业 (yè) means "line of business; industry" and is used as a suffix.

How do you write 业?

业 is made of 1 character: 业 (5 strokes). That is 5 strokes in total.

Is 业 an HSK word?

Yes. 业 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 业 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 业 is written 業.