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专科 (zhuān kē) — Chinese word meaning

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专科 (zhuān kē) is a Chinese word: junior college. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 专科

名 míng noun

junior college

我弟弟去年从专科毕业了。

wǒ dì di qù nián cóng zhuān kē bì yè le

My younger brother graduated from junior college last year.

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Word breakdown

专 zhuān — specialized, focused

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  • 6 专注 zhuān zhù — focused HSK 6
    • 专 exclusive, undivided
    • 注 to concentrate, to direct attention
    Example

    他工作时非常专注。

    tā gōng zuò shí fēi cháng zhuān zhù

    He is very focused when working.

  • 7 专用 zhuān yòng — dedicated HSK 6
    • 专 special, exclusive
    • 用 use, purpose
    Example

    这是专用停车场。

    zhè shì zhuān yòng tíng chē chǎng

    This is a dedicated parking lot.

  • 8 专题 zhuān tí — special topic HSK 6
    • 专 specialized, focused, dedicated to one thing
    • 题 topic, subject, theme
    Example

    我们下周要开一个环保专题会议。

    wǒ men xià zhōu yào kāi yí ge huán bǎo zhuān tí huì yì

    We will hold a special topic meeting on environmental protection next week.

  • 9 专人 zhuān rén — designated person HSK 7
    • 专 special, dedicated, exclusively assigned
    • 人 person, individual
    Example

    公司安排专人接待客户。

    gōng sī ān pái zhuān rén jiē dài kè hù

    The company arranged for a designated person to receive clients.

  • 10 专制 zhuān zhì — autocratic HSK 7
    • 专 exclusive; monopolistic (power)
    • 制 control; system (of governance)
    Example

    这个国家的统治非常专制。

    zhè ge guó jiā de tǒng zhì fēi cháng zhuān zhì

    This country's rule is very autocratic.

  • 11 专卖 zhuān mài — to have a monopoly on HSK 7
    • 专 exclusive, monopoly
    • 卖 to sell
    Example

    这家公司专卖进口化妆品。

    zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān mài jìn kǒu huà zhuāng pǐn

    This company has a monopoly on imported cosmetics.

  • 12 专柜 zhuān guì — brand counter HSK 7
    • 专 specialized, exclusive
    • 柜 counter, cabinet
    Example

    我在化妆品专柜买了一支口红。

    wǒ zài huà zhuāng pǐn zhuān guì mǎi le yì zhī kǒu hóng

    I bought a lipstick at the cosmetics counter.

  • 13 专栏 zhuān lán — column HSK 7
    • 专 specialized, dedicated
    • 栏 column, section
    Example

    她在报纸上写专栏。

    tā zài bào zhǐ shàng xiě zhuān lán

    She writes a column in the newspaper.

  • 14 专程 zhuān chéng — specially HSK 7
    • 专 special, exclusive
    • 程 journey, trip
    Example

    他专程从北京来看我。

    tā zhuān chéng cóng běi jīng lái kàn wǒ

    He specially came from Beijing to see me.

  • 15 专职 zhuān zhí — full-time HSK 7
    • 专 dedicated, specialized, exclusive
    • 职 position, job, duty
    Example

    他是我们公司的专职翻译。

    tā shì wǒ men gōng sī de zhuān zhí fān yì

    He is our company's full-time translator.

  • 16 专著 zhuān zhù — monograph HSK 7
    • 专 specialized, focused
    • 著 written work, book
    Example

    教授花了五年时间完成这部专著。

    jiào shòu huā le wǔ nián shí jiān wán chéng zhè bù zhuān zhù

    The professor spent five years completing this monograph.

  • 17 专辑 zhuān jí — album HSK 7
    • 专 special, dedicated, exclusive
    • 辑 collection, compilation
    Example

    他的新专辑很受欢迎。

    tā de xīn zhuān jí hěn shòu huān yíng

    His new album is very popular.

  • 18 专长 zhuān cháng — specialty HSK 7
    • 专 specialized, expert
    • 长 strong point, forte
    Example

    他的专长是计算机编程。

    tā de zhuān cháng shì jì suàn jī biān chéng

    His specialty is computer programming.

  • 19 专项 zhuān xiàng — special-purpose; earmarked HSK 7
    • 专 special; dedicated; exclusive
    • 项 item; project; category
    Example

    政府设立了专项基金来支持科技创新。

    zhèng fǔ shè lì le zhuān xiàng jī jīn lái zhī chí kē jì chuàng xīn

    The government established a special-purpose fund to support technological innovation.

科 kē — subject, course, department

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  • 6 高科技 gāo kē jì — high technology HSK 5
    • 高 high, advanced (level)
    • 科 science, scientific field
    • 技 technology, technical skill
    Example

    这家公司专注于高科技产品的研发。

    zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān zhù yú gāo kē jì chǎn pǐn de yán fā

    This company focuses on the research and development of high-tech products.

  • 7 儿科 ér kē — pediatrics HSK 6
    • 儿 child/children
    • 科 department/specialty/branch
    Example

    她是一名儿科医生。

    tā shì yī míng ér kē yī shēng

    She is a pediatrician.

  • 8 内科 nèi kē — internal medicine HSK 6
    • 内 internal
    • 科 medicine/department
    Example

    他在医院的内科工作。

    tā zài yī yuàn de nèi kē gōng zuò

    He works in the internal medicine department at the hospital.

  • 9 外科 wài kē — surgery HSK 6
    • 外 external, outer (referring to surgical intervention)
    • 科 department, branch (of medicine)
    Example

    他是一名外科医生。

    tā shì yì míng wài kē yī shēng

    He is a surgeon.

  • 10 文科 wén kē — liberal arts HSK 6
    • 文 humanities/culture/literature
    • 科 subject/department/field of study
    Example

    他选择了文科，因为对历史很感兴趣。

    tā xuǎn zé le wén kē yīn wèi duì lì shǐ hěn gǎn xìng qù

    He chose liberal arts because he's very interested in history.

  • 11 理科 lǐ kē — science subjects HSK 6
    • 理 natural principles, scientific reasoning
    • 科 subject, academic field
    Example

    他选择了理科，因为他对物理和化学很感兴趣。

    tā xuǎn zé le lǐ kē yīn wèi tā duì wù lǐ hé huà xué hěn gǎn xìng qù

    He chose science subjects because he is very interested in physics and chemistry.

  • 12 科幻 kē huàn — science fiction HSK 6
    • 科 science, scientific
    • 幻 fantasy, fiction, imaginary
    Example

    我喜欢看科幻电影。

    wǒ xǐ huan kàn kē huàn diàn yǐng

    I like watching science fiction movies.

  • 13 科普 kē pǔ — to popularize science HSK 6
    • 科 science, scientific
    • 普 to popularize, to disseminate widely
    Example

    他经常在网上科普环保理念。

    tā jīng cháng zài wǎng shàng kē pǔ huán bǎo lǐ niàn

    He often popularizes environmental concepts online.

  • 14 科目 kē mù — subject HSK 6
    • 科 branch, category, division
    • 目 item, entry, category
    Example

    我最喜欢的科目是数学。

    wǒ zuì xǐ huan de kē mù shì shù xué

    My favorite subject is mathematics.

  • 15 工科 gōng kē — engineering disciplines HSK 7
    • 工 engineering, technical work
    • 科 subject, discipline, field of study
    Example

    我的哥哥选择了工科，因为他喜欢数学和物理。

    wǒ de gē ge xuǎn zé le gōng kē yīn wèi tā xǐ huan shù xué hé wù lǐ

    My older brother chose engineering because he likes math and physics.

  • 16 教科书 jiào kē shū — textbook HSK 7
    • 教 teaching, instruction
    • 科 subject, course
    • 书 book
    Example

    学生们需要买新的教科书。

    xué shēng men xū yào mǎi xīn de jiào kē shū

    Students need to buy new textbooks.

  • 17 百科全书 bǎi kē quán shū — encyclopedia HSK 7
    • 百 hundred; represents comprehensive/all branches
    • 科 branch/field/subject of knowledge
    • 全 complete/entire/whole; emphasizes comprehensiveness
    • 书 book; the physical form of the reference work
    Example

    他买了一套新的百科全书。

    tā mǎi le yí tào xīn de bǎi kē quán shū

    He bought a new set of encyclopedias.

Structure & writing
1 专 zhuān — single-minded, focused on one thing
专 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 4
转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation
HSK 5
传 chuán to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation
HSK 6
砖 zhuān brick (building material made by firing clay in a kiln, usually rectangular or square)

专 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 科 kē — category of academic discipline, course, or field of work

科 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
HSK 1
和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period
HSK 3
季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
HSK 4
乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks
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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little
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私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government
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稳 wěn stable; steady
HSK 6
委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.
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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)
HSK 7
秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean
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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)
2.2 斗 dòu — to fight; to combat
Xpinyin
斗 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 3
料 liào to look after; to manage
HSK 4
科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work
HSK 5
斜 xié oblique; neither parallel nor perpendicular to a surface or line
HSK 7
抖 dǒu to tremble or shiver (from cold or fear) 斟 zhēn to pour (wine or tea) into a cup or bowl 魁 kuí the first place; the leader

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