工程
HSK 4 (2021)
工程 (gōngchéng) · project
工程 (gōngchéng) means “project; engineering”. It is written with 2 characters: 工 (labor) + 程 (process). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 工程 is built
The characters
工 gōng · labor
What 工 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A spade or other workman's tool (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
程 chéng · process
What 程 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 呈chéng — to petition
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 呈 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个工程明年完成。Zhège gōngchéng míngnián wánchéng.This project will be finished next year.
他是学工程的吗？Tā shì xué gōngchéng de ma?Did he study engineering?
Questions about 工程
What does 工程 mean?
工程 (gōngchéng) means “project; engineering”.
How do you pronounce 工程?
工程 is pronounced gōngchéng.
Which HSK level is 工程?
工程 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 工厂gōngchǎngfactory
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 工夫gōngfutime
- 工具gōngjùtool
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 加工jiāgōngto process
Learn 工程 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.