Meaning of 工业
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- industry
How to use 工业
工业 is a noun for industry in the economic sense, often paired with words like 农业 (nóngyè, agriculture) or used before another noun, as in 工业区 (gōngyèqū, industrial zone). Example: 这个城市的工业很发达。(Zhège chéngshì de gōngyè hěn fādá.) This city's industry is very developed.
工 (gōng) looks like a carpenter's square, a tool for work, and 业 (yè) means a trade or line of business. Put the work and the business together at a large scale and you get industry.
Common mistake: Learners often use 工业 for a specific business sector like the tourism or film industry. For those, Chinese usually uses 业 or 行业 instead, as in 旅游业 (lǚyóuyè, tourism industry), not 旅游工业.
工业 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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工 gōng · labor · 3 strokes
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业 yè · line of business · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 工业.
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d |
| 事业 | shìyè | undertaking; project |
| 专业 | zhuānyè | specialty; specialized field |
| 职业 | zhíyè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 工厂 | gōngchǎng | factory |
| 工具 | gōngjù | tool; instrument |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 商业 | shāngyè | business; trade |
| 工资 | gōngzī | wages; pay |
Questions about 工业
What does 工业 mean?
工业 (gōngyè) means "industry" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 工业?
工业 is made of 2 characters: 工 (3 strokes), 业 (5 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 工业 an HSK word?
Yes. 工业 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 工业 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 工业 is written 工業.
What is the difference between 工业 and 产业?
工业 (gōngyè) means manufacturing and heavy industry, such as factories and mining. 产业 (chǎnyè) is broader and covers any economic sector, including services.
Does 工业 have the same 业 as 作业 and 专业?
Yes. The 业 (yè) in 作业 (zuòyè, homework), 专业 (zhuānyè, specialty), and 事业 (shìyè, undertaking) is the same character. It carries the idea of work, a field, or an undertaking.