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

HSK 7-9
Tā fàngqì jīnróng, zhuǎn'ér tóushēn shíyè.
He gave up finance and turned to industry instead.
HSK 7-9
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. 实业家 means industrialist or entrepreneur in the traditional sense. The term carries a connotation of solid, tangible economic contribution.

Stroke Order

shí