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养蚕业
yǎng cán yè
Pinyin
Definition
养蚕业
-
yǎng cán yè
silk industry
Character Decomposition
养
羊
八
蚕
一
大
虫
业
丷
一
Related Words
(20)
事业
shì yè
1
undertaking
2
project
3
activity
4
(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
5
publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
6
career
7
occupation
8
CL:個|个[gè]
企业
qǐ yè
1
company
2
firm
3
enterprise
4
corporation
5
CL:家[jiā]
作业
zuò yè
1
school assignment
2
homework
3
work
4
task
5
operation
6
CL:個|个[gè]
7
to operate
保养
bǎo yǎng
1
to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
2
to keep in good repair
3
to maintain
4
maintenance
创业
chuàng yè
1
to begin an undertaking
2
to start a major task
3
to initiate
4
to venture
5
venture
6
entrepreneurship
商业
shāng yè
1
business
2
trade
3
commerce
培养
péi yǎng
1
to cultivate
2
to breed
3
to foster
4
to nurture
5
to educate
6
to groom (for a position)
7
education
8
fostering
9
culture (biology)
学业
xué yè
1
studies
2
schoolwork
专业
zhuān yè
1
specialty
2
specialized field
3
main field of study (at university)
4
major
5
CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè]
6
professional
收养
shōu yǎng
1
to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
2
to adopt (a child)
3
adoption
业务
yè wù
1
business
2
professional work
3
service
4
CL:項|项[xiàng]
营养
yíng yǎng
1
nutrition
2
nourishment
3
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
产业
chǎn yè
1
industry
2
estate
3
property
4
industrial
毕业
bì yè
1
graduation
2
to graduate
3
to finish school
职业
zhí yè
1
occupation
2
profession
3
vocation
4
professional
行业
háng yè
1
industry
2
business
养
yǎng
1
to raise (animals)
2
to bring up (children)
3
to keep (pets)
4
to support
5
to give birth
养成
yǎng chéng
1
to cultivate
2
to raise
3
to form (a habit)
4
to acquire
养父
yǎng fù
1
foster father
2
adoptive father
养生
yǎng shēng
1
to maintain good health
2
to raise a child or animal
3
curing (of concrete etc)
Idioms
(20)
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
1
debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
1
to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
1
to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
1
frugality makes honesty (idiom)
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
1
to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
1
stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
1
to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
1
to get married and start a career (idiom)
2
to settle down
3
to establish oneself
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
1
diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
1
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
2
Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
3
Practice makes perfect.
业荒于嬉
yè huāng yú xī
1
to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
穷家薄业
qióng jiā bó yè
1
poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
2
destitute
遵时养晦
zūn shí yǎng huì
1
to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
重操旧业
chóng cāo jiù yè
1
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
重温旧业
chóng wēn jiù yè
1
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
韬光养晦
tāo guāng yǎng huì
1
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
2
to hide one's light under a bushel
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
1
to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
颐养天年
yí yǎng tiān nián
1
lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
2
fig. to enjoy one's later years
养兵千日,用兵一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí
1
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日,用在一朝
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo
1
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
2
fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
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