🇬🇧🇨🇳 industry - 行业 : English Lesson

Meaning of "industry" ("行业"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An “industry” is a group of businesses and workers that create products or provide services. For example, the toy industry makes toys, the movie industry makes films, and the chocolate industry makes delicious decisions. Industries help make, build, or do things that people need (or really, really want — like more chocolate).

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

If there’s ever a candy industry for dogs, my pup will be its number one customer.

The sock industry must love me because I lose one sock every single day.

The ice cream industry owes me a thank-you card for eating all their new flavors.

My cat tried to start her own nap industry, but she fell asleep at the meeting.

If laughing at your own jokes was an industry, my dad would be the boss, the employee, and the customer.

In the small sea town, the fishing industry wakes in the morning. The industry has boats, fish, nets, and a warm shop. The industry gives work to many people. People walk to the boats and the shop. Children watch the industry and smile. At night the town is full and the industry brings food and makes people happy.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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