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工程师

gōng chéng shī · gong cheng shi

Traditional 工程師

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi, 名 míng

Meaning

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  1. engineer
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A future engineer

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)长大(zhǎngdà)以后(yǐhòu)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)工程师(gōngchéngshī)。

    When I grow up I want to be an engineer.

  2. Dengdeng

    工程师(gōngchéngshī)？你(nǐ)会(huì)修(xiū)东西(dōngxi)吗(ma)？

    An engineer? Can you fix things?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)灯(dēng)坏(huài)了(le)，昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)修(xiū)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    My light broke at home. Yesterday I spent an hour fixing it.

  4. Dengdeng

    修好(xiūhǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you fix it?

  5. Liangliang

    修好(xiūhǎo)了(le)！不过(bùguò)现在(xiànzài)家(jiā)里(lǐ)的(de)门铃(ménlíng)不(bù)响(xiǎng)了(le)。

    Fixed! But now the doorbell at home does not ring.

  6. Dengdeng

    工程师(gōngchéngshī)都(dōu)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)开始(kāishǐ)的(de)，别(bié)怕(pà)！

    Engineers all start this way. Don't worry!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)长(zhǎng)大(dà)后(hòu)成(chéng)为(wéi)了(le)一(yì)名(míng)工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)。

He grew up to be an engineer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)父(fù)亲(qīn)是(shì)个(gè)电(diàn)子(zǐ)工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)。

My father is an electronics engineer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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The characters

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工
gōng

work; worker

程
chéng

rule; order

师
shī

teacher; master

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