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The Chinese word "工程师" is formed by combining three characters: 工, meaning work or industry; 程, meaning process or journey; and 师, meaning master or specialist. The sequence 工程 refers to engineering or industrial processes, and with 师 appended, it denotes a professional expert in that domain, resulting in the meaning "engineer".

Example Sentences Hide

我的爸爸是工程师。

Wǒ de bàba shì gōngchéngshī.

My father is an engineer.

这位工程师很聪明。

Zhè wèi gōngchéngshī hěn cōngmíng.

This engineer is very smart.

软件工程师设计电脑程序。

Ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī shèjì diànnǎo chéngxù.

Software engineers design computer programs.

那位机械工程师正在修理机器。

Nà wèi jīxiè gōngchéngshī zhèngzài xiūlǐ jīqì.

That mechanical engineer is repairing the machine.

高级工程师负责监督整个项目的进度。

Gāojí gōngchéngshī fùzé jiāndū zhěnggè xiàngmù de jìndù.

Senior engineers are responsible for supervising the progress of the entire project.

Word Definition - 工程师

gōng chéng shī engineer; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]

Individual Character Details

工 gōng
程 chéng, chéng
师 shī, shī