美工 (měi gōng) — visual art design; applied art and graphics (as a practice or field); art designer; graphic artist
Definition
Refers to BOTH the work of visual/commercial design and the person who does it — context decides which sense. Closest English is 'graphic design' or 'graphic designer', usually for web, print, or advertising.
noun
visual art designapplied art and graphics (as a practice or field)art designergraphic artist
Examples
- 美工。Tā zài yì jiā gōng sī zuò měi gōng.He works as an art designer at a company.
- 美工。Zhè ge wǎng zhàn de měi gōng zuò dé hěn jīng.The art design of this website is very refined.
- 美工。Tā dà xué xué de shì měi gōng zhuān yè.She studied art design as her major in college.
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