Chinese
shìyè
Meaning: career; undertaking; business; cause
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

他在三十歲時就事業有成了。
他在三十岁时就事业有成了。
He already had a successful career by the age of thirty.
他把一生都奉獻給了教育事業。
He dedicated his whole life to the cause of education.
他決定回國繼承家族的事業。
He decided to return to his home country to inherit the family business.
他是我多年來最值得信賴的事業夥伴。
He has been my most trustworthy business partner for many years.
他的事業心很強,很有責任感。
He has a strong sense of career and a great sense of responsibility.

Usage Notes

Describes a professional life's work or a large-scale project/enterprise.

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