本業

本业
běnyè
  1. business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying)
  2. original business
  3. core business
  4. (literary) agriculture

CEDICT

literary

Entry Composition

1 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
2 業 yè
  1. line of business
  2. industry
  3. occupation
  4. job
  5. employment
  6. school studies
  7. enterprise
  8. property
  9. (Buddhism) karma
  10. deed
  11. to engage in
  12. already