化工 (huà gōng) — chemical industry; chemical engineering (as a field of study or practice)

Definition

Abbreviation for 化学工业 ('chemical industry') and by extension 化学工程 ('chemical engineering'). It functions as a modifier for sectors, majors, and plants — e.g. 化工厂 (chemical plant), 化工专业 (chemical engineering major).

noun
chemical industrychemical engineering (as a field of study or practice)

Examples

  • 化工
    Tā dà xué xué de shì huà gōng zhuān yè.
    He studied chemical engineering as his major in college.
  • 化工
    Zhè ge chéng shì de huà gōng chǎn yè fēi cháng fā dá.
    The chemical industry in this city is very developed.
  • huà gōng Chǎng bì xū yán gé zūn shǒu huán bǎo guī dìng.
    Chemical plants must strictly follow environmental regulations.

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