工程师

gōngchéngshī · HSK 3

engineer

工程师 — engineer

⚙️ 工程 = work + procedure; 师 = master → master of engineering works

工 means work/labor, 程 means procedure/process, together 工程 = engineering. 师 means master or expert (same 师 as in 老师 teacher). So 工程师 literally reads as the master of engineering procedures.

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