HSK 3 · Work & Career

事业

shì yè

career; cause

Stroke order of 事业

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

事 · 8 strokes业 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

Affairs 事 and a trade 业: a life's career.

Parts: 事 matter + 业 business

The characters in 事业

事 shì — matter; thing (8 strokes)

Example sentence

他热爱自己的事业。

He loves his career.

Words with 事

没事儿it's OK; never mind 事matter; thing 同事colleague 故事story 事情matter; thing 好事good thing 从事to be engaged in 本事ability; skill 事故accident 事件incident; event 事实fact 事实上in fact

Words with 业

作业homework 职业occupation; profession 就业to get a job; employment 创业to start a business 开业to open for business 专业major; specialty; professional 工业industry 农业agriculture 商业commerce; business

More words: Work & Career

职业occupation; profession 工资wages; salary 就业to get a job; employment 创业to start a business 退休to retire 任务task; mission 责任responsibility; duty 负责to be responsible for 从事to be engaged in 经营to run (a business)生意business; trade 开业to open for business 资格qualifications 人才talented person; talent 志愿者volunteer 志愿wish; to volunteer

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