How to say “industry” in Chinese
industry
“Industry” in Chinese is 工业, gōng yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
工业 is read gōng yè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “工业”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 工业. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是一个工业城市。zhèshìyígegōngyèchéngshìThis is an industrial city.
- 工业生产消耗大量能源。gōngyèshēngchǎnxiāohàodàliàngnéngyuánIndustrial production consumes huge amounts of energy.
More words from the lesson “Factories and fields”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “industry” in Chinese?
“Industry” in Chinese is 工业, pinyin gōngyè.
What does 工业 mean?
工业 (gōngyè) means “industry”.
How do you write 工业?
工业 is 2 characters: 工 (gōng) — work, labor; 业 (yè) — business, occupation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 工业?
工业 is read gōngyè. Tones: gōng — first tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“industry” in the lesson “Factories and fields”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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