Chinese word

事业

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì yè

Meaning

  • nounbusiness

Example

她正在筹划自己的事业。tā zhèng zài chóu huà zì jǐ de shì yè

She is planning her own business.

Illustration for 事业 (business)

More examples

他希望把自己的事业做好。tā xī wàng bǎ zì jǐ de shì yè zuò hǎo

He hopes to make his own business successful.

Core concept

A sustained undertaking that gathers effort and resources around a goal for one person or a group.

Common phrases

  • 从事事业cóng shì shì yè

    engage in a business

  • 发展事业fā zhǎn shì yè

    develop a business

  • 完成事业wán chéng shì yè

    fulfill an undertaking

Similar words

工作gōng zuò: Regular work or job duties done as part of daily employment.
职业zhí yè: A person's profession or kind of work that provides a living.
生意shēng yì: Trade in goods or services carried out to make a profit.

Definition in Chinese

指个人或团体长期从事、为实现特定目标而组织和投入资源的工作或项目。zhǐ gè rén huò tuán tǐ cháng qī cóng shì wèi shí xiàn tè dìng mù biāo ér zǔ zhī hé tóu rù zī yuán de gōng zuò huò xiàng mù

Word origin

事业 (shìyè, "undertaking") joins 事 (shì, "matter") with 业 (yè, "work or occupation"), connecting purposeful activity with a lasting field of work or enterprise.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this noun presents work as a serious long-term project, so it suits talk about building a profession or launching an enterprise rather than a single day's duties.

Other meanings

  • careernoun

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