电气工程
diànqì gōngchéng
Electrical engineering in Chinese is 电气工程 (diànqì gōngchéng).
电气工程 refers to the branch of engineering. If you are speaking in a university setting and wish to refer specifically to the academic major, you should add 专业 (zhuānyè) to the end to say 电气工程专业.
Meaning: branch of engineering (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
diànqì gōngchéng
Did you know?
- While 电气工程 covers the broad field, Chinese distinguishes between 强电 (qiángdiàn) for high-voltage power systems and 弱电 (ruòdiàn) for low-voltage electronics and communications.
- The character 电 (diàn) in 电气工程 originally referred to lightning or a bolt of electricity in ancient texts, long before the invention of the modern electrical grid.
- The term 气 (qì) in 电气 is often misunderstood by learners as 'air' or 'gas', but here it functions as part of a compound to denote 'energy' or 'force' in a physical sense.
Examples in context
- 我正在学习电气工程。I am studying electrical engineering.
- 他在大学学习电气工程。Tā zài dàxué xuéxí diànqì gōngchéng.He studies electrical engineering at university.
- 电气工程是一个很重要的专业。Diànqì gōngchéng shì yīgè hěn zhòngyào de zhuānyè.Electrical engineering is a very important major.
- 我打算从事电气工程领域的工作。Wǒ dǎsuàn cóngshì diànqì gōngchéng lǐngyù de gōngzuò.I plan to work in the field of electrical engineering.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their career paths at a coffee shop.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你毕业后想做什么？Nǐ bìyè hòu xiǎng zuò shénme?What do you want to do after graduation?
- 俊杰 Junjie我想找一份电气工程相关的职位。Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yī fèn diànqì gōngchéng xiāngguān de zhíwèi.I want to find a position related to electrical engineering.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen那挺好的，你的专业很有前景。Nà tǐng hǎo de, nǐ de zhuānyè hěn yǒu qiánjǐng.That's great, your major has a lot of prospects.
- 俊杰 Junjie谢谢，我也希望如此。Xièxiè, wǒ yě xīwàng rúcǐ.Thanks, I hope so too.
