gung1 fo1工科
Jyutpinggung1 fo1
Yalegūng fō
Definition
Engineering; academic disciplines related to engineering and technological innovation.
neutralschoolwork
How it's used
Refers specifically to university-level academic disciplines related to engineering and applied technology. It is a formal category label used when discussing majors or career paths rather than describing the act of building something itself. When talking about the actual work or industry, people often switch to using the loanword 工程.
Examples
He studied engineering at university and became an engineer after graduating.
Do you think engineering is very hard to study?
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