实业

實業
shíyè
noun #23,395

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 industry
  2. 2 commercial enterprise
  3. 3 the real economy (manufacturing, trade)

Examples

Tā fàngqì jīnróng, zhuǎn'ér tóushēn shíyè.
He gave up finance and turned to industry instead.
Zhènxīng shíyè shì guójiā jīngjì fāzhǎn de jīchǔ.
Revitalising industry is the foundation of national economic development.

Tips

usage
实业 refers to productive industries — manufacturing, commerce, and the 'real economy' as opposed to financial speculation. 实业 (shíyèjiā) means industrialist or entrepreneur in the traditional sense. The term carries a connotation of solid, tangible economic contribution.

Stroke Order

shí