gōng yè
industry
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中国是工业大国。
Zhōngguó shì gōngyè dàguó.
China is a major industrial country.
工业革命带来了巨大的变化。
Gōngyè gémìng dài lái le jùdà de biànhuà.
The industrial revolution brought about great changes.
工业污染对环境造成了严重的破坏。
Gōngyè wūrǎn duì huánjìng zào chéng le yánzhòng de pòhuài.
Industrial pollution has caused serious damage to the environment.
工业生产 (gōngyè shēngchǎn)
industrial production
工业制造 (gōngyè zhìzào)
industrial manufacturing
农业 (nóngyè)
agriculture
手工业 (shǒugōngyè)
handicraft industry
The Chinese word 工业 (gōngyè) for "industry" is composed of two characters: 工 (gōng) and 业 (yè). The character 工 originally meant "work" or "labor," and it is often used in words related to work, such as 工作 (gōngzuò) "work" and 工厂 (gōngchǎng) "factory." The character 业 originally meant "occupation" or "profession," and it is often used in words related to careers, such as 职业 (zhíyè) "career" and 事业 (shìyè) "cause" or "undertaking." When combined, the characters 工业 literally mean "work-occupation" or "work-profession," and they refer to the broad field of human activity that involves the production of goods and services.
