地质学

地質學

dìzhìxué

noun #31,387

Meanings

1 geology
2 the study of the earth

Characters

substance; quality

Examples

HSK 1

他在大学里学地质学。

Tā zài dàxué lǐ xué dìzhìxué.

He studies geology at university.

HSK 7-9

地质学家分析了这块岩石的成分。

Dìzhìxuéjiā fēnxī le zhè kuài yánshí de chéngfèn.

The geologist analyzed the composition of this rock.

Tips

memory

Three transparent pieces: 地 (earth) + 质 (substance / quality) + 学 (study). "Study of earth-substance" = geology. The pattern 地理学 (geography), 生物学 (biology), 化学 (chemistry) all share the 学 = "-ology" suffix.

Stroke Order

地 dì

质 zhì

学 xué