建筑业

建築業

jiànzhùyè

noun #37,329

Meanings

1 construction industry
2 building trade

Characters

to build; to construct

industry; trade

Examples

HSK 7-9

建筑业吸纳了大量农民工就业。

Jiànzhùyè xīnà le dàliàng nóngmíngōng jiùyè.

The construction industry has absorbed a large number of migrant worker jobs.

HSK 7-9

经济放缓对建筑业影响很大。

Jīngjì fànghuǎn duì jiànzhùyè yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

The economic slowdown has a big impact on the construction industry.

Tips

usage

The 业 suffix turns an activity into an 'industry/sector' - a productive pattern: 建筑 → 建筑业 (construction), 制造 → 制造业 (manufacturing), 服务 → 服务业 (services), 房地产 → 房地产业 (real estate).

Stroke Order

建 jiàn

筑 zhù

业 yè