Meaning of 本业
本业 means one's original occupation or trade; agriculture; farming (literary usage). Pronounced běn yè.
- one's original occupation or trade
- agriculture; farming (literary usage)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
jiā家
shì世
dài代
wéi为
yī医
，
xíng行
yī医
jiù就
shì是
tā他
de的
běn本
yè业
。
His family has been doctors for generations; practicing medicine is his original occupation.
Shì士
nóng农
gōng工
shāng商
，
gè各
ān安
běn本
yè业
，
shè社
huì会
cái才
néng能
wěn稳
dìng定
。
Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants should each be content with their original occupations for society to be stable.
Tā他
hòu后
lái来
zhuǎn转
háng行
zuò做
le了
shāng商
rén人
，
dàn但
tā他
de的
běn本
yè业
qí其
shí实
shì是
mù木
jiang匠
。
He later changed careers to become a merchant, but his original occupation was actually a carpenter.