主体工程

English translation: main body (part) of a project

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Chinese term or phrase:主体工程
English translation:main body (part) of a project
Entered by: albertdeng

00:19 Jul 10, 2005
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Architecture
Chinese term or phrase: 主体工程
Principla works?
albertdeng
New Zealand
Local time: 06:02
main body (part) of a project
Explanation:
Here "project" should better be spelled out.
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Weiping Tang
China
Local time: 02:02
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4principal project(s)
Chinoise
4 +1main body (part) of a project
Weiping Tang
4Main body of work
Nigel Jones
3FYI works...
chica nueva


  

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principal project(s)


Explanation:
principal project(s)

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Note added at 2005-07-10 00:25:53 (GMT)
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\"the principal part of the project\" is more proper


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Note added at 2005-07-10 00:27:32 (GMT)
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http://www.peichang.com/Article/htfb/bxhet/200407/600.html
http://www.jlagri.gov.cn/2003/info.asp?id=187

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(十)项目进展: 主体工程已完成70%,累计投入资金650万美元
10. Project progress: 70% of the principal part of the project has been finished. The capital of US$6.5 million has been invested.
(Just for your reference)





Chinoise
Local time: 15:02
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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agree  Nigel Jones
8 mins
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agree  Edward LIU
53 mins
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agree  billychang
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agree  chica nueva: principal/main part of a project; principal/main body of a project
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主体工程
Main body of work


Explanation:
principal works is usually used to describe the major works of a writer

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-07-10 00:25:31 GMT)
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However, this is used if it is talking about a single project. If it is talking about the overall work of a company, Chinoise\'s Principal Project(s) is correct in this context

Nigel Jones
China
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主体工程
main body (part) of a project


Explanation:
Here "project" should better be spelled out.

Weiping Tang
China
Local time: 02:02
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: 主体工程 = principal part of a project (外研社:汉英词典) main body of a project
5 hrs
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主体工程
FYI works...


Explanation:
工程 = works, generally in a specific context, I feel. eg capital works基建工程/基本建设工程, and some other contexts, maybe engineering works, roadworks, earthworks, irrigation works, drainage works

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... 24087.9 20514.3 28308.6 50479.6 545.8 资本支出Capital Expenditures | 厂房、
设备与工程Plant,Equipment and Works ... 2400.0 基金Funds | 基建工程储备基金Capital
Works Reserve Funds(Works| Account)/Public Works | 非经常开支Non-Recurrent ...
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基本建设工程. capitalized expenses. An item of cost usually charged to profit
and loss. but, because related to a period of construction, ...
www.worldbank.org.cn/Chinese/Content/c.pdf - Similar pages



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