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化工

huàgōng
noun #23,492

Meanings

  1. 1 chemical industry
  2. 2 chemical engineering

Examples

他在一家化工厂工作了二十年。
Tā zài yī jiā huàgōng chǎng gōngzuò le èrshí nián.
He worked at a chemical plant for twenty years.
化工是国民经济的重要支柱。
Huàgōng shì guómín jīngjì de zhòngyào zhīzhù.
The chemical industry is an important pillar of the national economy.

Tips

usage
化工 is an abbreviation of 化学工业 (chemical industry) or 化学工程 (chemical engineering). The full form is used in formal writing; 化工 is common in speech and compound words like 化工厂 (chemical plant).

Stroke Order

化 huà
工 gōng