No. 6,150 in Chinese
工部
"工部" refers to the Ministry of Works in ancient China, responsible for public construction, engineering, and manufacturing projects.
In a sentence
工部的工程师正在修建一座大桥。
Engineers from the Ministry of Works are constructing a large bridge.
In this sentence, '工部' refers to a governmental department or ministry dealing with public construction and engineering.
在古代，工部是管理工程事务的六部之一。
In ancient times, the Ministry of Works was one of the six ministries managing engineering matters.
Here, '工部' specifically denotes the historical ministry responsible for construction and engineering in ancient China.
这本关于工部历史的书籍非常有趣。
This book about the history of the Ministry of Works is very interesting.
In this context, '工部' is used to refer to the historical entity associated with engineering and constructions.
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