工科

gōngkē

noun HSK 7-9 #50,446

Meanings

1 engineering (as a field of study)
2 technical sciences

Characters

engineering; work

subject; department

Examples

他学的是工科。

Tā xué de shì gōngkē.

He studies engineering.

工科专业的就业率很高。

Gōngkē zhuānyè de jiùyèlǜ hěn gāo.

Engineering majors have a high employment rate.

Tips

usage

Chinese universities categorize disciplines as 文科 (humanities), 理科 (sciences), 工科 (engineering), 商科 (business), etc. 工科 includes fields like mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering.

Stroke Order

工 gōng

科 kē