工科 (gōng kē) — engineering (as an academic field of study)
Definition
工科 refers to engineering as an academic discipline or major at university (paired with 理科 'the sciences' vs. 文科 'the humanities'). 工程 is the field's practical work or a specific project, not the academic major.
noun
engineering (as an academic field of study)
Examples
- 工科。Wǒ dì di zài dà xué dú gōng kē.My younger brother is studying engineering at university.
- 工科？gōng kē Hé lǐ kē yǒu shén me bù tóng?What's the difference between engineering and natural sciences?
- 工科。Hěn duō gōng kē bì yè shēng qù le dà gōng sī.Many engineering graduates go to big companies.
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