共业 (共業)
gòng yè
Pinyin

Definition

共业 (共業)
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gòng yè
  1. collective karma (Buddhism)
  2. consequences that all must suffer

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

共
gòng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 general
  3. 3 to share
  4. 4 together
  5. 5 total
  6. 6 altogether
  7. 7 abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gòng chǎn dǎng], Communist party
共同
gòng tóng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 joint
  3. 3 jointly
  4. 4 together
  5. 5 collaborative
一共
yī gòng
  1. 1 altogether
中共
Zhōng Gòng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
公共
gōng gòng
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 communal

Idioms (10)

可共患难
kě gòng huàn nàn
  1. 1 to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
  1. 1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
  2. 2 for better or for worse
同舟共济
tóng zhōu gòng jì
  1. 1 cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
  2. 2 obliged to collaborate towards common goals
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
  1. 1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
  2. 2 incomprehensible nonsense
  3. 3 preposterous bullshit
有目共睹
yǒu mù gòng dǔ
  1. 1 anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all
  2. 2 sth speaks for itself
  3. 3 is there for all to see

Sample Sentences

过去几个共享经济成功的例子，像优步、Airbnb最后还不是衍生一堆问题。没有公德心，怎么共享？我看根本是共业！
guòqù jǐ ge gòngxiǎng jīngjì chénggōng de lìzi ，xiàng yōubù 、Airbnb zuìhòu háibùshì yǎnshēng yīduī wèntí 。méiyǒu gōngdéxīn ，zěnme gòngxiǎng ？wǒ kàn gēnběn shì gòngyè ！
Past successful examples of sharing economy initiatives, like Uber and AirBnB, also led to a load of problems in the end too. If you don't have a common sense of decency, then how can you share? In my eyes it's basically collective karma!
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