农业 meaning in English

nóngyè

agriculture; farming

HSK 3nounTraditional 農業11 strokes

Meaning of 农业

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

nóngyè

agriculture
farming

How to use 农业

农业 is a formal noun used for agriculture as a sector of the economy, often in news, school subjects, and policy talk. Example: 这个地区主要发展农业。(Zhège dìqū zhǔyào fāzhǎn nóngyè.) This region mainly develops agriculture.

农 (nóng) means farming, and 业 (yè) means a line of work or industry, as in 商业 (shāngyè) business. Put them together and you get the farming industry: agriculture.

Common mistake: Learners often use 农业 to mean a person who farms, but the person is 农民 (nóngmín) farmer. Also keep the second tone on 农 (nóng) and the fourth tone on 业 (yè), not a neutral tone.

农业 in example sentences

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

政zhèng府fǔ应yīng该gāi加jiā大dà对duì农nóng业yè的de投tóu资zī。

The government should invest more money in agriculture.

边biān境jìng上shàng有yǒu一yī片piàn农nóng业yè区qū。

On the border, there is a stretch of agricultural land.

我wǒ主zhǔ修xiū农nóng业yè。

My major is agriculture.

这zhè片piàn地dì不bú适shì合hé发fā展zhǎn农nóng业yè。

This land is not suitable for agriculture.

葡pú萄táo牙yá曾céng经jīng是shì一yí个gè农nóng业yè国guó。

Portugal was once an agricultural country.

Stroke order for each character

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农 nóng · agriculture · 6 strokes

业 yè · line of business · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 农业.

作业	zuòyè	school assignment; homework
事业	shìyè	undertaking; project
专业	zhuānyè	specialty; specialized field
职业	zhíyè	occupation; profession; vocation; professional
商业	shāngyè	business; trade
农民	nóngmín	peasant; farmer
工业	gōngyè	industry
开业	kāiyè	to open a business; to open a practice
农村	nóngcūn	rural area; village
就业	jiùyè	to get a job; employment
创业	chuàngyè	to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
毕业	bìyè	graduation; to graduate

Questions about 农业

What does 农业 mean?

农业 (nóngyè) means "agriculture; farming" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 农业?

农业 is made of 2 characters: 农 (6 strokes), 业 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 农业 an HSK word?

Yes. 农业 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 农业 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 农业 is written 農業.

How do I say "to farm" as a verb in Chinese?

农业 is only a noun, so you cannot say 我农业. Use 种地 (zhòngdì) or 务农 (wùnóng), for example 他在老家种地。(Tā zài lǎojiā zhòngdì.) He farms in his hometown.

What are the other words for economic sectors that pair with 农业?

Common partners are 工业 (gōngyè) industry and 服务业 (fúwùyè) service industry. They often appear together, as in 农业、工业和服务业 (nóngyè, gōngyè hé fúwùyè).