This is the 6150th most frequent Chinese word.
工部
"工部" refers to the Ministry of Works in ancient China, responsible for public construction, engineering, and manufacturing projects.
In this sentence, '工部' refers to a governmental department or ministry dealing with public construction and engineering.
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 context, '工部' is used to refer to the historical entity associated with engineering and constructions.
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.
Here, '工部' specifically denotes the historical ministry responsible for construction and engineering in ancient China.