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行业

háng yè · hang ye

Traditional 行業

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. trade; profession; industry; business
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Which industry do you work in?

  1. Leon

    你(nǐ)在(zài)哪个(nǎge)行业(hángyè)工作(gōngzuò)？

    Which industry do you work in?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)动画(dònghuà)行业(hángyè)。

    I work in animation.

  3. Leon

    哇(wa)，动画(dònghuà)行业(hángyè)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)有趣(yǒuqù)！

    Wow, the animation industry must be fun!

  4. Liangliang

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)在(zài)开会(kāihuì)。

    Actually I'm in meetings every day.

  5. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)行业(hángyè)都(dōu)一样(yīyàng)，开会(kāihuì)最(zuì)多(duō)。

    It's the same in every industry. Meetings are the most.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)在(zài)英(yīng)国(guó)从(cóng)事(shì)中(zhōng)医(yī)行(háng)业(yè)多(duō)长(cháng)时(shí)间(jiān)了(le)？

How long have you been practising Chinese medicine in the UK?

Tatoeba: Chinese by iMaple · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)是(shì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)前(qián)景(jǐng)的(de)行(háng)业(yè)。

This is a very promising industry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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行
xíng

to walk; to go

业
yè

line of business; industry

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