土木 (tǔ mù) — civil engineering, construction (as a field or industry)

Definition

Examples

• 他从事土木行业二十年了。
  Tā cóng shì tǔ mù háng yè èr shí nián le.
  He has been in the construction industry for twenty years.
• 这座桥的土木设计非常复杂。
  Zhè zuò qiáo de tǔ mù shè jì fēi cháng fù zá.
  The civil engineering design of this bridge is very complex.
• 今年国家加大了对土木的投入。
  Jīn nián guó jiā jiā dà le duì tǔ mù de tóu rù.
  This year the state increased investment in construction.

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