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科幻

kēhuàn
noun HSK 7-9 #8,520

Meanings

  1. 1 science fiction
  2. 2 sci-fi

Characters

科
kē
science; branch of study
幻
huàn
fantasy; illusion
Science + fantasy - science fiction.

Examples

HSK 1
他喜欢看科幻电影。
Tā xǐhuān kàn kēhuàn diànyǐng.
He likes watching sci-fi movies.
HSK 3
这本科幻小说非常精彩。
Zhè běn kēhuàn xiǎoshuō fēicháng jīngcǎi.
This science fiction novel is very exciting.

Tips

usage
科幻 is short for 科学幻想 (science fantasy). It's used as a modifier: 科幻片 (sci-fi film), 科幻小说 (sci-fi novel), 科幻迷 (sci-fi fan).

In Pop Culture

三体 Sāntǐ
The Three-Body Problem
Novel by Liu Cixin (刘慈欣), China's most famous science fiction work, winner of the Hugo Award.

Stroke Order

科 kē
幻 huàn