工业
gōngyè
industry
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 这个城市的工业很发达。This city's industry is highly developed.
- 工业生产需要大量能源。Industrial production requires a lot of energy.
Collocations
工业发达工业生产重工业工业区
Mnemonic
工 gōng "craft/labor" + 业 yè "industry": the manufacturing industry. Parallels 农业 (agriculture), 商业 (commerce).
Related
农业商业产业业
Quick check
Which 业 word means agriculture, parallel to 工业?