农科院

農科院

nóngkēyuàn

noun

Meanings

1 Academy of Agricultural Sciences (short for 农业科学院, typically referring to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences or a provincial equivalent)

Characters

science; discipline

institution; academy

Examples

中国农科院在北京。

Zhōngguó Nóngkēyuàn zài Běijīng.

The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences is in Beijing.

农科院的专家培育了新的水稻品种。

Nóngkēyuàn de zhuānjiā péiyù le xīn de shuǐdào pǐnzhǒng.

Experts at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences developed a new rice variety.

Tips

culture

农科院 is the ubiquitous abbreviation for 农业科学院. 中国农业科学院 (CAAS, founded 1957) is the national flagship, while every province runs its own 省农科院. These institutes drive Chinese crop breeding — including the hybrid rice work associated with 袁隆平 (at Hunan's 湖南杂交水稻研究中心, a CAAS partner).

Stroke Order

农 nóng

科 kē

院 yuàn