工业
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
工业 (gōngyè) · industry
工业 (gōngyè) means “industry”. It is written with 2 characters: 工 (labor) + 业 (business). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 工业 is built
The characters
工 gōng · labor
What 工 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A spade or other workman's tool (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
业 yè · business
What 业 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
这个城市的工业很发达。Zhège chéngshì de gōngyè hěn fādá.This city's industry is well developed.
这里有什么工业？Zhèlǐ yǒu shénme gōngyè?What industries are there here?
Questions about 工业
What does 工业 mean?
工业 (gōngyè) means “industry”.
How do you pronounce 工业?
工业 is pronounced gōngyè.
Which HSK level is 工业?
工业 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 工厂gōngchǎngfactory
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 工夫gōngfutime
- 工具gōngjùtool
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 加工jiāgōngto process
- 人工réngōngartificial
Learn 工业 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.