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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 旧业

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
旧业 jiù yè - one's old profession
- trade of one's forebears

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 85,148 79,128

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
旧 jiù- old
- opposite: new 新
- former
- worn (with age)
业 yè- surname Ye
业 yè- line of business
- industry
- occupation
- job
- employment
- school studies
- enterprise
- property
- (Buddhism) karma
- deed
- to engage in
- already

Other Words Containing 旧业

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
重操旧业 - - 17,707 55,659 49,878