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事业

shì yè · shi ye

Traditional 事業

HSK 3Old HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. undertaking
  2. project
  3. activity
  4. (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. career
  7. occupation
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In a conversation

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The little bookshop

  1. Dengdeng

    最近(zuìjìn)事业(shìyè)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is your career going lately?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)开(kāi)了(le)一家(yījiā)小(xiǎo)书店(shūdiàn)。

    I just opened a small bookshop.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)事业(shìyè)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)，恭喜(gōngxǐ)！

    Your career has started. Congratulations!

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)今天(jīntiān)只(zhǐ)来(lái)了(le)一个(yīgè)人(rén)。

    But only one person came today.

  5. Dengdeng

    事业(shìyè)就是(jiùshì)这样(zhèyàng)，慢慢(mànmàn)来(lái)。

    That is how a career goes. Slowly.

  6. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)人(rén)还(hái)是(shì)来(lái)问路(wènlù)的(de)！

    And that person came to ask for directions!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)继(jì)承(chéng)了(le)他(tā)父(fù)亲(qīn)的(de)事(shì)业(yè)。

He took over his father's business.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)决(jué)定(dìng)把(bǎ)全(quán)部(bù)精(jīng)力(lì)投(tóu)入(rù)教(jiào)育(yù)事(shì)业(yè)。

She decided to devote all her energy to the cause of education.

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事
shì

matter; thing

业
yè

line of business; industry

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