Definitions
(noun)
industry; business; occupation; profession
(verb)
to engage in; to do (business; work)
(noun)
school studies; academic work
About
The character '业' derives from an early representation of a wooden board or frame, initially denoting a physical object used for scholarly or musical purposes, which laid the groundwork for its associative meanings. Its more complex traditional form, '業', includes components that hint at its connections to labor and refinement, although the precise etymological breakdown remains subject to interpretation. From this concrete beginning, the term gradually broadened to signify one's work or profession, and within Buddhist doctrine, it took on the specialized meaning of karma, encompassing the cumulative force of an individual's actions. In modern contexts, the character has come to predominantly reference fields of industry, commerce, or academic study, demonstrating a semantic shift from tangible instrument to abstract concepts of enterprise and activity.
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他的作业写完了。
工业发展非常重要。
我在一家大企业工作。
我哥哥的专业是法律。
她毕业后开始创业。
我们必须保护这些非物质文化遗产。
这一行业的竞争非常激烈。
实现业务的数字化转型是当务之急。