理工科

lǐgōngkē

noun

Meanings

1 science and engineering (as academic subjects)
2 STEM disciplines

Characters

science / principle

engineering / work

subject / discipline

Examples

HSK 3

理工科学生通常数学比较强。

Lǐgōngkē xuéshēng tōngcháng shùxué bǐjiào qiáng.

STEM students are usually stronger in math.

HSK 6

他报考的是理工科。

Tā bàokǎo de shì lǐgōngkē.

He applied for science and engineering subjects.

Tips

culture

Chinese universities split majors into 文科 (humanities) and 理工科 (sciences/engineering) at high-school level - students pick one track for the gaokao. The third option, 文理兼招 (mixed admission), is a recent reform in many provinces.

Stroke Order

理 lǐ

工 gōng

科 kē