How to say “industry” in Chinese

行业

hángyè

industry, sector

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Business”

“Industry” in Chinese is 行业, háng yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

行业 is read háng yè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

háng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

yè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

行

xíng — go; be OK

Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.

业

yè — business, occupation

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 “行业”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 行业. Tap the sound icon to listen.

他在这个行业工作了十年tāzàizhègehángyègōngzuòleshíniánHe worked in this industry for ten years.
这个行业还处于发展阶段zhègehángyèháichǔyúfāzhǎnjiēduànThis industry is still at the development stage.
他在这个行业从业多年tāzàizhègehángyècóngyèduōniánHe's worked in this industry for many years.
这个行业的前景很好。zhègehángyèdeqiánjǐnghěnhǎoThis industry has good prospects.
你毕业以后想进入哪个行业？nǐbìyèyǐhòuxiǎngjìnrùnǎgehángyèWhich industry do you want to go into after you graduate?
这个行业的前景很广阔。zhègehángyèdeqiánjǐnghěnguǎngkuòThis industry has broad prospects.

More words from the lesson “Industries and trade”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “industry” in Chinese?

“Industry” in Chinese is 行业, pinyin hángyè.

What does 行业 mean?

行业 (hángyè) means “industry, sector”.

How do you write 行业?

行业 is 2 characters: 行 (xíng) — go; be OK; 业 (yè) — business, occupation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 行业?

行业 is read hángyè. Tones: háng — second tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“industry” in the lesson “Industries and trade”

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