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工程
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工程
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
gōng chéng
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
gung1 ching4
Short definition undertaking
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions an engineering projectLDC iconMDBG icon / undertakingLDC iconMDBG icon / constructionAdso icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: construction
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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工程(gōng chéng) undertaking
(dedì) of
第一(dì yī) first
阶段(jiē duàn) stage
已经(yǐ jīng) already
完成了(wán chéng le) to complete

The first phase of construction has been completed.

爱丁堡(ài dīng bǎo) Edinburgh, capital of Scotland
(dedì) of
(shuǐ) liquid
边地(biān di biān dì) border district
工程(gōng chéng) undertaking
可能会(kě néng huì) might
(bà) stem
诸如此类的( zhū rú cǐ lèi de) suchlike
事情(shì qing) thing
改变(gǎi biàn) to change

The Edinburgh Waterfront project could be about to change all that.

工程(gōng chéng) undertaking
(yào) may
怎么(zěn me) how
见效(jiàn xiào) to see effect

How will the project work?

(shuǐ) liquid
边地(biān di biān dì) border district
工程(gōng chéng) undertaking
(huìkuài) will
帮助(bāng zhù) aid
爱丁堡(ài dīng bǎo) Edinburgh, capital of Scotland
城市(chéng shì) urban
紧随(jǐnsuí)
形势(xíng shì) terrain
(bìng) and
使(shǐ) envoy
更多(gèng duō) even more
(rén) man
(lái) next
苏格兰的( sū gé lán de) scots
首都(shǒu dū) capital (city)

The Waterfront project will help to keep Edinburgh up-to-date and bring more people to Scotland's capital city.

爱丁堡(ài dīng bǎo) Edinburgh, capital of Scotland
(dedì) of
(shuǐ) liquid
边地(biān di biān dì) border district
工程(gōng chéng) undertaking
只是(zhǐ shì) merely to be
许多(xǔ duō) many
重建(chóng jiàn) rebuilding
联合王国(lián hé wáng guó) United Kingdom
城镇(chéng zhèn) city
(dedì) of
工程(gōng chéng) undertaking
之一(zhī yī) one out of a multitude

Edinburgh's Waterfront is just one of the many projects that are regenerating UK towns and cities.

(shuǐ) liquid
边地(biān di biān dì) border district
工程(gōng chéng) undertaking
(dedì) of
成功(chéng gōng) to succeed
可能(kě néng) maybe
代表(dài biǎo) delegate
其他(qí tā) the rest
城市(chéng shì) urban
快要(kuài yào) nearly
跟着( gēn) immediately afterwards
(tā) it (used for animals)
(ér) with
创造(chuàng zào) to create
(jǐ) to provide
人们(rén men) people
供应(gōng yìng) to offer
新型(xīn xíng) new type
城市(chéng shì) urban
生活(shēng huó) life
(dedì) of
地区(dì qū) local
有着(yǒu zhe) to have
城市(chéng shì) urban
中心(zhōng xīn) core
所有的(suǒ yǒu de) all
优点(yōu diǎn) merit
而且(ér qiě) moreover
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
压力(yā lì) pressure
响声(xiǎng shēng) noise
污染(wū rǎn) to pollute
(děng) once
这种(zhè zhǒng) this sort of
缺点(quē diǎn) fault

The Waterfront's success could mean that other cities soon follow, creating areas that offer people a new kind of city living, with all the benefits and none of the stress, noise and pollution of crowded centres.

工程(gōng chéng) undertaking
横跨(héng kuà) to span
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
两个(liǎng ge)
世纪(shì jì) century
(cái) only then
完成(wán chéng) to total

The construction straddled two centuries.

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