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科学 (kē xué) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

科学 (kē xué) is a Chinese word: scientific. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 科学

形 xíng adjective

scientific

他的研究方法很科学。

tā de yán jiū fāng fǎ hěn kē xué

His research method is very scientific.

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Word breakdown

科 kē — branch, field, discipline

学 xué — study, learning, knowledge

Structure & writing
1 科 kē — category of academic discipline, course, or field of work

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

consists of

1.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
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2 学 xué — to study; to learn (opposite of 教)

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

consists of

2.2 冖 mì — cover, cloth draped over something
冖 is a component in 32 characters
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