HSK · Level 54
105 words
Chinese word
工业
Pronunciation
Pinyingōng yè
Meaning
- nounindustry
Example
这座城市以工业为主。zhè zuò chéng shì yǐ gōng yè wéi zhǔ
Industry is central to this city.
More examples
随着技术进步，工业发展速度加快。suí zhe jì shù jìn bù gōng yè fā zhǎn sù dù jiā kuài
With advances in technology, industrial development accelerates.
Core concept
The organized transformation of raw materials into goods through factories, machinery, and large-scale production.
Common phrases
工业发展gōng yè fā zhǎn
industrial development
工业生产gōng yè shēng chǎn
industrial production
Similar words
制造业zhì zào yè: An industry that turns raw materials into products through organized manufacturing.
工厂gōng chǎng: A place equipped for workers and machines to make or assemble products.
产业chǎn yè: A set of related production or service activities found in a country or area.
行业háng yè: A business field that brings together work or trade of the same type.
Definition in Chinese
指对原材料进行加工、装配和大量生产的各类行业，通常包括轻工业和重工业在内。zhǐ duì yuán cái liào jìn xíng jiā gōng zhuāng pèi hé dà liàng shēng chǎn de gè lèi háng yè tōng cháng bāo kuò qīng gōng yè hé zhòng gōng yè zài nèi
Word origin
The compound 工 (gōng, "work") + 业 (yè, "field of activity") presents productive work as an organized economic field, which suits the modern sense of manufacturing on a large scale.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, 工业 (gōngyè, "industry") usually names manufacturing as an economic sector, so it is narrower than English industry, which can refer to almost any business field.
Opposites
- 农业nóng yèagriculturenoun
Related words
- 工业化gōng yè huàindustrializationnoun
- 工业设备gōng yè shè bèiindustrial equipmentnoun