(kē xué) - science, scientific in Mandarin
kēxuéTraditional: 科學
Translation
science, scientific
Word origin
A compound of 科 (kē, branch or category) and 学 (xué, study, learning), giving the sense of systematic branches of knowledge.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 科 (kē, branch, category) + 学 (xué, study)
Stroke order
科
学
Examples
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She is very interested in science.
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This is a scientific method.
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Modern science is developing very fast.
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The children are learning scientific knowledge.
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We ought to trust science.
科学 (kē xué) means science as a body of knowledge, and is also used adjectivally to mean scientific or methodical. It heads a large family of compounds for academic disciplines.
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