Chinese word

工程

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng chéng

Meaning

  • nounprocess

Example

这个产品的生产工程分为五个步骤。zhè ge chán pǐn de shēng chǎn gōng chéng fēn wéi wǔ gè bù zhòu

The production process for this product is divided into five steps.

Illustration for 工程 (process)

More examples

新的建设工程将在明年开始。xīn de jiàn shè gōng chéng jiāng zài míng nián kāi shǐ

The new construction project will begin next year.

Core concept

A coordinated chain of work stages that turns a plan into a finished product, structure, or result.

Common phrases

  • 建设工程jiàn shè gōng chéng

    construction project

  • 工程进度gōng chéng jìn dù

    construction progress

Similar words

过程guò chéng: The course of changes or events as an activity or situation develops.
步骤bù zhòu: A specific action or procedure that forms one part of a task.
工序gōng xù: An individual operation carried out in a particular order during manufacturing or processing.
流程liú chéng: The ordered flow of work or handling steps in a business or task.

Definition in Chinese

指为生产产品或完成任务而按一定顺序安排的一系列作业或阶段，常用于描述生产线、施工或项目的具体步骤与环节。zhǐ wéi shēng chǎn chán pǐn huò wán chéng rèn wù ér àn yí dìng shùn xù ān pái de yí xì liè zuò yè huò jiē duàn cháng yòng yú miáo shù shēng chǎn xiàn shī gōng huò xiàng mù dì jù tǐ bù zhòu yǔ huán jié

Word origin

工 (gōng, "work") contributes the idea of labor, and 程 (chéng, "course") contributes a measured path, so the compound presents work as a planned course with defined stages.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word often appears in formal descriptions of how a product or large task is carried out, so it sounds broader than a single action or task.

Other meanings

  • projectnoun
  • engineeringnoun
  • constructionnoun

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