heavy industry
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
heavy industry; industry that mainly produces means of production
technicalIncludes metallurgy, electric power, coal, petroleum, basic chemical industry, building materials, and machinery manufacturing. Contrasts with light industry (轻工业).
Gāng钢
tiě铁
gōng工
yè业
shǔ属
yú于
zhòng重
gōng工
yè业
。
The steel industry belongs to heavy industry.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
yǐ以
zhòng重
gōng工
yè业
wén闻
míng名
。
This city is famous for its heavy industry.
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Zhòng重
gōng工
yè业
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
xū需
yào要
dà大
liàng量
de的
néng能
yuán源
。
The development of heavy industry requires large amounts of energy.
Cóng从
zhòng重
gōng工
yè业
zhuǎn转
xíng型
dào到
fú服
wù务
yè业
shì是
jiān艰
nán难
de的
guò过
chéng程
。
Transitioning from heavy industry to the service industry is a difficult process.