事业

shì yè · shi ye

Traditional 事業

Meaning

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  1. undertaking
  2. project
  3. activity
  4. (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. career
  7. occupation
  8. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

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2 examples
01

他(tā)继(jì)承(chéng)了(le)他(tā)父(fù)亲(qīn)的(de)事(shì)业(yè)。

He took over his father's business.

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02

她(tā)决(jué)定(dìng)把(bǎ)全(quán)部(bù)精(jīng)力(lì)投(tóu)入(rù)教(jiào)育(yù)事(shì)业(yè)。

She decided to devote all her energy to the cause of education.

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