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高工

Mandarin · pinyin gāo gōng

senior engineer (abbr. for 高級工程師 gāo jí gōng chéng shī)
(Tw) industrial vocational high school (abbr. for 高級工業職業學校 gāo jí gōng yè zhí yè xué xiào)

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer

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1–1 · gao1 gong1

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(Taiwan) vocational school
(Mainland China) short for 高級工程師／高级工程师

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