tou2 muk6 gung1 cing4土木工程
Jyutpingtou2 muk6 gung1 cing4
Yaletóu muhk gūng chìhng
Definition
Civil engineering; non-religious and non-military construction engineering, including infrastructure and geotechnics.
neutralwork
How it's used
Professional fields in Hong Kong often use the English term directly in casual conversation, so you might hear people say civil engineering instead of the full Chinese term. When referring to the person, adding 師 at the end is the standard way to denote the professional role.
Examples
He studied civil engineering at university and works at a construction site after graduation.
Do you know that civil engineering actually includes building bridges?
Related words
Common phrases
civil engineer
to study civil engineering
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
