大业

大業

dàyè

noun #35,143

Meanings

1 great cause
2 great undertaking
3 grand enterprise

Characters

enterprise; cause; profession

Examples

HSK 7-9

他立志要成就一番大业。

Tā lìzhì yào chéngjiù yīfān dàyè.

He resolved to accomplish a great undertaking.

HSK 7-9

国家统一是民族复兴的大业。

Guójiā tǒngyī shì mínzú fùxīng de dàyè.

National reunification is a great undertaking of national rejuvenation.

Tips

history

大业 also names the reign era (大业, 605-618 CE) of Sui Yangdi (隋炀帝), during which the Grand Canal was completed but the empire collapsed under heavy corvée. In modern usage 大业 is purely metaphorical - historical/political grand projects, not personal goals.

Stroke Order

大 dà

业 yè