Meaning of 产业
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- industry
- estate
- property
- industrial
How to use 产业
产业 is common in news, economics, and policy talk, often with a modifier in front, such as 旅游产业 (tourism industry) or 文化产业 (cultural industry). In older or legal contexts it can also mean family property or estate. Example: 这个城市的主要产业是制造业。(Zhège chéngshì de zhǔyào chǎnyè shì zhìzàoyè.) The main industry of this city is manufacturing.
产 (chǎn) means to produce, and 业 (yè) means a line of work or trade. Put them together and you get the whole business of producing things: an industry.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 产业 (chǎnyè) with 行业 (hángyè). 产业 is a broad economic sector, while 行业 is a specific trade or line of work, as in 我在IT行业工作 (Wǒ zài IT hángyè gōngzuò, I work in the IT industry). Also keep the third tone on 产 (chǎn), and do not confuse it with 铲 (chǎn, shovel).
产业 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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产 chǎn · to give birth · 6 strokes
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业 yè · line of business · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 产业.
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 产生 | chǎnshēng | to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to brin |
| 事业 | shìyè | undertaking; project |
| 专业 | zhuānyè | specialty; specialized field |
| 职业 | zhíyè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 商业 | shāngyè | business; trade |
| 生产 | shēngchǎn | to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child |
| 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 |
Questions about 产业
What does 产业 mean?
产业 (chǎnyè) means "industry; estate" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 产业?
产业 is made of 2 characters: 产 (6 strokes), 业 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 产业 an HSK word?
Yes. 产业 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 产业 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 产业 is written 產業.
What is the difference between 产业 and 工业?
工业 (gōngyè) means industry in the narrow sense of factories and manufacturing. 产业 is broader and can cover any economic sector, including services, agriculture, and culture.
Can 产业 mean property?
Yes. In some contexts 产业 means property or an estate a family owns, such as land or houses. In everyday modern Chinese, 财产 (cáichǎn) or 房产 (fángchǎn) is more common for that meaning.