| 工业 | gōng yè | industry |
| 企业 | qǐ yè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家 |
| 农业 | nóng yè | agriculture; farming |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:个 |
| 商业 | shāng yè | business; trade; commerce |
| 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:个; to operate |
| 业务 | yè wù | business; professional work; service; CL:项 |
| 专业 | zhuān yè | specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:门,个; professional |
| 工业品 | gōng yè pǐn | manufactured goods |
| 林业 | lín yè | forest industry; forestry |
| 工农业 | gōng nóng yè | industry and agriculture |
| 手工业 | shǒu gōng yè | handicraft |
| 渔业 | yú yè | fishing industry; fishery |
| 毕业 | bì yè | graduation; to graduate; to finish school |
| 工商业 | gōng shāng yè | business |
