工程 gōngchéng engineering
engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking
How to remember 工程: 工 work + 程 process = engineering.
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How it is used
- An engineering project / large undertaking: 建筑工程 (jiànzhù gōngchéng) construction project; measure words 个/项.
- Also "engineering" as a field (工程学).
- Figurative for any huge effort: 浩大的工程 a massive undertaking.
Example sentences
- 我决定当个工程师。 Wǒ juédìng dāng gè gōngchéngshī.I've decided to become an engineer.
- 工程师告诉我们如何使用机器。 Gōngchéngshī gàosù wǒmen rúhé shǐyòng jīqì.The engineer told us how to use the machine.
- 这个公司二分之三的雇员是工程师。 Zhège gōngsī èrfēn zhīsān de gùyuán shì gōngchéngshī.Two thirds of the employees of this company are engineers.