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事業

简事业 · 繁事業

Mandarin · pinyin shì yè

undertaking
project
activity
(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
career
occupation
Classifier: 個 gè

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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
業: Look up this written character
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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4–4 · shi4 ye4

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si6 jip6

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noun

career; occupation
undertaking; cause (goal, aim or principle); project; activity
publicly-funded enterprise or foundation; state-run institution; facility; utility; service
(Classical) farming and forced labor

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