How to say “construction” in Chinese
construction, engineering project
“Construction” in Chinese is 工程, gōng chéng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
工程 is read gōng chéng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a carpenter's square.
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 呈 chéng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “工程”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 工程. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个工程需要很多工程师zhègegōngchéngxūyàohěnduōgōngchéngshīThis project needs a lot of engineers.
- 目前工程进展顺利mùqiángōngchéngjìnzhǎnshùnlìThe construction is going smoothly right now.
More words from the lesson “Production”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “construction” in Chinese?
“Construction” in Chinese is 工程, pinyin gōngchéng.
What does 工程 mean?
工程 (gōngchéng) means “construction, engineering project”.
How do you write 工程?
工程 is 2 characters: 工 (gōng) — work, labor; 程 (chéng) — order, stage; journey. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 工程?
工程 is read gōngchéng. Tones: gōng — first tone, chéng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“construction” in the lesson “Production”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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