工程 (gōng chéng) — engineering (as a field); project; undertaking
Definition
工程 refers to a concrete engineering or construction project, or the engineering field itself. It is narrower than 事业 ('cause, career'), which is abstract and often lifelong.
noun
engineering (as a field)projectundertaking
Measure word · 个, 项
Examples
- 工程。Tā xué de zhuān yè shì tǔ mù gōng chéng.His major is civil engineering.
- 工程，。Zhè xiàng gōng chéng fēi cháng zhòng yào, bù néng chū cuò.This project is very important; there can be no mistakes.
- 工程。Gōng sī zhèng zài zuò yí gè dà gōng chéng.The company is working on a big project.
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