工业

工業

gōngyè

noun HSK 3 #5,775

Meanings

工 (labor) + 业 (industry) = industrial production

中国的工业发展很快。

Zhōngguó de gōngyè fāzhǎn hěnkuài.

China's industrial development is very fast.

这个城市以重工业为主。

Zhège chéngshì yǐ zhòng gōngyè wéizhǔ.

This city is mainly based on heavy industry.

工业革命改变了世界。

Gōngyè gémìng gǎibiàn le shìjiè.

The Industrial Revolution changed the world.

usage

Common compounds: 工业化 (industrialization), 重工业 (heavy industry), 轻工业 (light industry), 工业区 (industrial zone).

工 gōng

业 yè