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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

事业 [shìyè]
  1. 1. noun [用于个人] undertaking
  2. 2. noun [用于社会] activity
    她献身公益事业
    She dedicated herself to welfare activities.
  3. 3. noun [指非企业] [pl] facilities

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

事业 [shìyè]
  1. 1. cause; undertaking; career; enterprise
    文化教育事业
    cultural and educational undertakings
    事业顺利
    have a successful career
  2. 2. institution; facilities
    公用事业
    public utilities
    集体福利事业
    collective welfare facilities or services

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

事业 [shìyè]
  1. 1. 人们为实现某个目标而从事的、具有一定规模和体系、对社会发展具有一定影响的经常性活动
    教育事业
    和平事业
  2. 2. 特指没有或仅有少量生产或经营收入,主要由国家经费开支的事业(跟"企业"相区别)
    事业单位
    行政事业性收费。

Examples

毕生事业
lifework; work of a lifetime
慈善事业
charities; good works; philanthropy
大力发展教育事业
devote major efforts to developing education
凡是正义的事业都是不可战胜的。
A just cause is invincible.
繁荣的文化事业
flourishing cultural undertakings
豪壮的事业
a grand and heroic cause
一项宏伟壮丽的事业
a magnificent undertaking
社会救济事业
social relief facilities
无数革命先烈为了共产主义事业前仆后继,英勇地献出了生命。
Countless revolutionary martyrs, one stepping into the breach as another fell, have fought and laid down their lives for the cause of communism.
这笔钱是专为保健事业用的。
This fund is earmarked for public health services.

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