Usage of the character 业

Yang Ye (died 986), Chinese military general of the Northern Han and the Northern Song dynasties, defended the Song against invasion by the Liao 遼／辽 ( Liáo)

jǔyè

举业

[舉業]

preparatory literary studies for imperial examination

dàyè

大业

[大業]

great cause
great undertaking

Xīngyè

兴业

[興業]

Xingye county in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

Lèyè

乐业

[樂業]

Leye county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

shíyè

实业

[實業]

industry
commercial enterprise

fùyè

副业

[副業]

sideline; side occupation

xiūyè

修业

[修業]

to study at school

yèzhǔ

业主

[業主]

owner
proprietor

qǐyè

企业

[企業]

company; firm; enterprise; corporation
CL:家 (jiā)

cóngyè

从业

[從業]

to practice (a trade)

shòuyè

授业

[授業]

to teach
to bequeath

yèdà

业大

[業大]

part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學／业余大学 (yèyúdàxué))

dàiyè

待业

[待業]

to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)

wùyè

物业

[物業]

property
real estate
abbr. for 物業管理／物业管理 (wùyèguǎnlǐ), property management

yèwù

业务

[業務]

business
professional work
service
CL:項／项 (xiàng)

jìngyè

敬业

[敬業]

dedicated to one's work

xuéyè

学业

[學業]

studies
schoolwork

bìyè

毕业

[畢業]

graduation
to graduate
to finish school

wěiyè

伟业

[偉業]

exploit
great undertaking

xūnyè

勋业

[勛業]

meritorious achievement

yètài

业态

[業態]

(retail industry) format

mùyè

牧业

[牧業]

livestock husbandry
animal product industry

yèyǐ

业已

[業已]

already

shāngyè

商业

[商業]

business
trade
commerce

gùyè

故业

[故業]

old estate
former empire
former occupation

jiùyè

旧业

[舊業]

one's old profession
trade of one's forebears

jiéyè

结业

[結業]

to finish school, esp. a short course
to complete a course
(of a company) to cease operations

jiāyè

家业

[家業]

family property

gòngyè

共业

[共業]

collective karma (Buddhism)
consequences that all must suffer

yǐngyè

影业

[影業]

film industry

wúyè

无业

[無業]

unemployed
jobless
out of work

xiēyè

歇业

[歇業]

to close down (temporarily or permanently)
to go out of business

chuàngyè

创业

[創業]

to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise
entrepreneurship

yènèi

业内

[業內]

(within) the industry; the profession

shìyè

事业

[事業]

undertaking
project
activity
(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
career
occupation
CL:個／个 (gè)

yègēn

业根

[業根]

the root cause (of evil)
bane (Buddhism)

kāiyè

开业

[開業]

to open a business
to open a practice
open (for business)

gōngyè

功业

[功業]

achievement
outstanding work
glorious deed

yèhǎi

业海

[業海]

sea of evil
endless crime

zúyè

卒业

[卒業]

to complete a course of study (old)
to graduate

zhuānyè

专业

[專業]

specialty
specialized field
main field of study (at university)
major
CL:門／门 (mén),個／个 (gè)
professional

gǎiyè

改业

[改業]

to change profession or business

yèshī

业师

[業師]

teacher
one's teacher

yèjiè

业界

[業界]

industry

línyè

林业

[林業]

forest industry
forestry

yèyú

业余

[業餘]

in one's spare time
outside working hours
amateur (historian etc)

yèmǎn

业满

[業滿]

to have paid one's karmic debts (Buddhism)

yíngyè

营业

[營業]

to do business
to trade

yúyè

渔业

[漁業]

fishing industry
fishery

chǎnyè

产业

[產業]

industry
estate
property
industrial

tíngyè

停业

[停業]

to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)
to close down

jiùyè

就业

[就業]

to get a job
employment

yèjīng

业经

[業經]

already

yèlóng

业龙

[業龍]

evil dragon

zhuǎnyè

转业

[轉業]

to change one's profession
to transfer to civilian work

zhìyè

置业

[置業]

to buy real estate

wàiyè

外业

[外業]

on-site operations (e.g. surveying)

yìyè

肄业

[肄業]

to attend (a school)
to drop out (of college etc)

běnyè

本业

[本業]

business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying)
original business
core business
(literary) agriculture

yuānyè

冤业

[冤業]

sin (in Buddhism)
enmity leading to sin
also written 冤孽

shǒuyè

守业

[守業]

to preserve one's heritage
to defend the accomplishments of previous generations
to carry on the good work
to keep one's business going

yèjì

业绩

[業績]

achievement; accomplishment
(in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results

zhèngyè

正业

[正業]

one's regular job

tóngyè

同业

[同業]

same trade or business
person in the same trade or business

Lèyèxiàn

乐业县

[樂業縣]

Leye county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

shǒugōngyè

手工业

[手工業]

handicraft

làonóngyè

酪农业

[酪農業]

dairy

zhíyèbìng

职业病

[職業病]

occupational disease

zhònggōngyè

重工业

[重工業]

heavy industry
manufacturing

bànshīyè

半失业

[半失業]

semi-employed
partly employed
underemployed

qǐyèzhǔ

企业主

[企業主]

owner of enterprise

shīyèlü

失业率

[失業率]

unemployment rate

zhòngzhíyè

种植业

[種植業]

plantation

jīnróngyè

金融业

[金融業]

financial sector
the banking business

yìnshuāyè

印刷业

[印刷業]

typography
printing business

shíyèjiā

实业家

[實業家]

industrialist

sìyǎngyè

饲养业

[飼養業]

stock farming
animal husbandry

gōngyèqū

工业区

[工業區]

industrial zone

yǎngfēngyè

养蜂业

[養蜂業]

beekeeping
apiculture

yíngyèshuì

营业税

[營業稅]

tax on turnover
sales tax

yínhángyè

银行业

[銀行業]

banking

Xīngyèxiàn

兴业县

[興業縣]

Xingye county in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

gōngyèhuà

工业化

[工業化]

to industrialize
industrialization

nóngyèqū

农业区

[農業區]

agricultural region

yíngyèyuán

营业员

[營業員]

clerk
shop assistant
CL:個／个 (gè)

shāngyèqū

商业区

[商業區]

business district
downtown

jiànzhùyè

建筑业

[建築業]

building industry

lüyóuyè

旅游业

[旅遊業]

tourism industry

chǎnyèliàn

产业链

[產業鏈]

industry value chain

nóngyètīng

农业厅

[農業廳]

(provincial) department of agriculture

yùnshūyè

运输业

[運輸業]

transportation industry

zhíyèhuà

职业化

[職業化]

professionalization

hégōngyè

核工业

[核工業]

nuclear industry

diànzǐyè

电子业

[電子業]

electronics industry

qīnggōngyè

轻工业

[輕工業]

light industry

cóngyèzhè

从业者

[從業者]

people in the (aforementioned) industry; practitioner; industry professional

ruǎntǐyè

软体业

[軟體業]

the software industry

bìyèshēng

毕业生

[畢業生]

graduate

chuányùnyè

船运业

[船運業]

shipping

yìyèshēng

肄业生

[肄業生]

dropout student

Nóngyèbù

农业部

[農業部]

Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture

hángkōngyè

航空业

[航空業]

aviation industry

cǎikuàngyè

采矿业

[採礦業]

mining

yǎngcányè

养蚕业

[養蠶業]

silk industry

jiǔdiànyè

酒店业

[酒店業]

the catering industry
the hotel and restaurant business

zhōngqǐyè

中企业

[中企業]

medium sized enterprise

xùmùyè

畜牧业

[畜牧業]

animal husbandry
stock raising
livestock raising

chǎnyèhuà

产业化

[產業化]

to industrialize
industrialization

gōngyèguó

工业国

[工業國]

industrialized countries

shìyèxīn

事业心

[事業心]

devotion to one's work
professional ambition

sèqíngyè

色情业

[色情業]

porn business

xiǎoqǐyè

小企业

[小企業]

small enterprise

yèpèiwén

业配文

[業配文]

(Tw) advertorial

zhuānyèhù

专业户

[專業戶]

rural household that specializes in a particular type of product
(fig.) specialist

yèyúzhě

业余者

[業餘者]

amateur

shìyèxiàn

事业线

[事業線]

(slang) cleavage
(palmistry) business line

zhìzàoyè

制造业

[制造業]

manufacturing industry

yíngyè'é

营业额

[營業額]

sum or volume of business
turnover

xìngchǎnyè

性产业

[性產業]

the sex industry

zhuānyèxìng

专业性

[專業性]

professionalism; specialization

qǐyèjiā

企业家

[企業家]

entrepreneur

shīyèzhě

失业者

[失業者]

an unemployed person

zhìyàoyè

制药业

[制藥業]

pharmaceutical industry

wùyèshuì

物业税

[物業稅]

property tax

wùyèfèi

物业费

[物業費]

property management fee

shāngyèhuà

商业化

[商業化]

to commercialize

fúwùyè

服务业

[服務業]

service industry

gōngnóngyè

工农业

[工農業]

industry and agriculture

biānjiéyè

编结业

[編結業]

weaving industry

chuàngyèzhě

创业者

[創業者]

entrepreneur

gōngshāngyè

工商业

[工商業]

business

niàngjiǔyè

酿酒业

[釀酒業]

brewing industry
wine industry

yǎngzhíyè

养殖业

[養殖業]

cultivation industry

gōngyèpǐn

工业品

[工業品]

manufactured goods

shuǐchǎnyè

水产业

[水產業]

aquaculture

jiùyèlü

就业率

[就業率]

employment rate

shǐyèshì

始业式

[始業式]

school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw)

zhuānyèhuà

专业化

[專業化]

specialization

pīfāyè

批发业

[批發業]

wholesale business
bulk trade

zàizàoyè

再造业

[再造業]

recycling industry

yèwùyuán

业务员

[業務員]

salesperson

xīyángchǎnyè

夕阳产业

[夕陽產業]

sunset industry
declining industry

qīngsuànyèwù

清算业务

[清算業務]

clearing bank

dìyīchǎnyè

第一产业

[第一產業]

primary sector of industry

zhōngyāngqǐyè

中央企业

[中央企業]

centrally-managed state-owned enterprise (PRC)

yèyúdàxué

业余大学

[業餘大學]

college for people who attend after work

fúlìshìyè

福利事业

[福利事業]

welfare services

jiùyèjīhuì

就业机会

[就業機會]

employment opportunity
job opening

wùyèguǎnlǐ

物业管理

[物業管理]

property management

guófánggōngyè

国防工业

[國防工業]

defense industry

zhāoyángchǎnyè

朝阳产业

[朝陽產業]

sunrise industry

gèhánggèyè

各行各业

[各行各業]

every trade; all professions; all walks of life

qǐyèguǎnlǐ

企业管理

[企業管理]

business management

jiùyèfúwù

就业服务

[就業服務]

employment service; job placement service; jobseeker assistance

jīngjīngyèyè

兢兢业业

[兢兢業業]

(idiom) conscientious
assiduous

shāngyèzhōngxīn

商业中心

[商業中心]

business center
commerce center

ānjūlèyè

安居乐业

[安居樂業]

to live in peace and work happily (idiom)

guóyíngqǐyè

国营企业

[國營企業]

state-operated enterprise

chuándàoshòuyè

传道受业

[傳道受業]

to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction

gōngyìshìyè

公益事业

[公益事業]

service to the public
public welfare undertaking
charity
social facility

yíngyèshōurù

营业收入

[營業收入]

revenue

gāngtiěgōngyè

钢铁工业

[鋼鐵工業]

steel industry

zhuānyèréncái

专业人才

[專業人才]

expert (in a field)

jiātíngzuòyè

家庭作业

[家庭作業]

homework

Hégōngyèbù

核工业部

[核工業部]

Ministry of Nuclear Industry

zhíyèzhōngxué

职业中学

[職業中學]

vocational high school

chǎnyèjíqún

产业集群

[產業集群]

industrial cluster

kāiyèdàjí

开业大吉

[開業大吉]

celebration on opening a business

gāokōngzuòyè

高空作业

[高空作業]

to work high above the ground

fǎngzhīgōngyè

纺织工业

[紡織工業]

textile industry

wàizīqǐyè

外资企业

[外資企業]

abbr. for 外商獨資企業／外商独资企业 (wàishāngdúzīqǐyè)

shāngyèmóshì

商业模式

[商業模式]

business model

zhíyègāozhōng

职业高中

[職業高中]

vocational high school (abbr. to 職高／职高 (zhígāo))

sānwúqǐyè

三无企业

[三無企業]

enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff

zhuānyèrénshì

专业人士

[專業人士]

a professional

duōgōngzuòyè

多工作业

[多工作業]

multitasking

jiàngōnglìyè

建功立业

[建功立業]

to achieve or accomplish goals

Běifāng Gōngyè

北方工业

[北方工業]

Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate

yèjīngyúqín

业精于勤

[業精於勤]

mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
Practice makes perfect.

bìyèzhèngshū

毕业证书

[畢業證書]

(PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書／学位证书 (xuéwèizhèngshū)
(1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree

zìyóuqǐyè

自由企业

[自由企業]