物业

• Pinyin: wù yè
• Hanzi breakdown: 物 = 牛 (ox) + 勿, things/property; 业 = simplified from 業, business/industry

Meaning

Property management; real estate; property.

In modern Chinese, primarily refers to property management services in residential or commercial buildings. The 物业公司 (property management company) handles maintenance, security, cleaning, and other building services. Also used more broadly to mean real estate or property assets. 物业费 refers to the monthly management fees.

Examples

1. 我们小区的物业服务非常到位，环境一直保持得很干净。 Our neighborhood's property management service is excellent; the environment is always kept very clean.
2. 这个月的物业费涨了，业主们意见很大。 This month's property management fee went up, and the residents are quite unhappy.
3. 物业公司负责小区的安全和日常维护。 The property management company is responsible for security and daily maintenance of the complex.

Usage Guide

Context: housing, real estate, everyday

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 物业费太贵了。(Property management fees are too expensive.)
• 找物业来修。(Call property management to fix it.)

Don't Say

• 我的物业很大 meaning my property is big — in mainland China, 物业 usually means management, not the property itself; use 房产 for owned property

Origin & History

Compound of 物 (things/property) + 业 (business/industry), originally meaning property/estate, now commonly referring to property management.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal