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“engineering” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng kē

Example

她报考了工科专业。tā bào kǎo le gōng kē zhuān yè

She applied to an engineering program.

Illustration for 工科 (engineering)

How to say “engineering” in Chinese

“Engineering” in Chinese is 工科 (gōng kē).

An academic field built around designing, making, and applying technical solutions.

Full entry for 工科: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 工科

他打算在工科方向攻读研究生。tā dǎ suàn zài gōng kē fāng xiàng gōng dú yán jiū shēng

He plans to pursue graduate studies in engineering.

Tips for using 工科

  • In study conversations, this noun often names a broad academic track rather than one specific job, so it can describe a major before a specialty is named.

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