Chinese

shīgōng
Meaning: construction; to carry out engineering work
Part of Speech: Verb

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Handwriting

施
工

Example sentences

The road ahead is under construction, please detour.
橋樑正在施工,往來車輛請小心通行。
桥梁正在施工,往来车辆请小心通行。
The bridge is under construction, so passing vehicles should pass through carefully.
這裡正在施工,車輛禁止通行。
这里正在施工,车辆禁止通行。
Construction is underway here; vehicles are prohibited from passing.
由於正在施工,這個路段暫時禁止通行。
由于正在施工,这个路段暂时禁止通行。
Due to ongoing construction, this road section is temporarily closed to traffic.
前方施工,公車不得不改道。
前方施工,公车不得不改道。
Due to construction ahead, the bus had to change its route.
由於前方道路施工,所有車輛必須繞行。
由于前方道路施工,所有车辆必须绕行。
Due to road construction ahead, all vehicles must detour.

Usage Notes

The act of building or carrying out engineering tasks according to a plan.

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