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科

kē
noun HSK 2 #2,004

Meanings

  1. 1 branch of study; subject
  2. 2 department; section

Characters

科
kē
branch of study; department; section

Examples

你最喜欢哪一科?
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ yì kē?
Which subject do you like best?
他在外科工作。
Tā zài wàikē gōngzuò.
He works in the surgery department.

Tips

usage
科 appears in many academic and professional terms: 科学 (science), 科目 (subject/course), 文科 (liberal arts), 理科 (science track), 外科 (surgery), 内科 (internal medicine).

Stroke Order

科 kē

Related Words

科学 kēxué HSK 2 #1,862
science / scientific
外科 wàikē HSK 6 #3,025
surgery (branch of medicine) / surgical department
科技 kējì HSK 3 #3,504
science and technology / tech
科学家 kēxuéjiā #2,913
scientist
段 duàn HSK 2 #522
section; paragraph / measure word for periods of time or sections
前科 qiánkē #4,998
criminal record / previous conviction
科长 kēzhǎng #19,352
section chief / head of a department section
学科 xuékē HSK 5 #19,711
subject; discipline / academic field; branch of learning
可能 kěnéng HSK 2 #100
possible / maybe / might
可以 kěyǐ HSK 2 #57
can / may / not bad, pretty good
科 kē
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