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Chinese
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earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
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tree; wood
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be; system; to tie be; system; to tie; department; faculty
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trad. (土木系)
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土
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木
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系
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simp. #(土木系)
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土
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木
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系
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Blend of 十一 (shíyī, “eleven”) + 十八 (shíbā, “eighteen”) into 土 and 木 (mù). Eleven and eighteen corresponds to the 11th class of Army University and 18th Army, in which Chen Cheng had great influence.
Proper noun
土木系
- (historical) A military clique within the National Revolutionary Army led by general Chen Cheng.
Etymology 2
Short form.
Noun
土木系
- (education) Short for 土木工程系 (tǔmù gōngchéng xì, “department of civil engineering”).