工大 (gōng dà) — polytechnic university; workers' university

Definition

工大 is a spoken abbreviation for a polytechnic / engineering university, used the way English speakers say "Poly" or "Tech". You'll hear it in casual talk about schools; in formal writing, use the full name.

noun

polytechnic universityworkers' university

Measure word · 所

Examples

工大。
Tā kǎo shàng le zhè suǒ yǒu míng de gōng dà.
He was admitted to this famous polytechnic university.
工大，。
Cóng gōng dà bì yè yǐ hòu, tā zhǎo dào le yí fèn hǎo gōng zuò.
After graduating from the polytechnic university, he found a good job.
工大。
Zhè suǒ gōng dà de gōng chéng zhuān yè hěn yǒu míng.
This polytechnic university's engineering program is very famous.

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