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考古学

考古學
kǎogǔxué
noun #23,814

Meanings

  1. 1 archaeology
  2. 2 the study of ancient remains

Examples

他在大学学习考古学，专注于汉代遗址。
Tā zài dàxué xuéxí kǎogǔxué, zhuānzhù yú Hàndài yízhǐ.
He studied archaeology at university, focusing on Han dynasty sites.
考古学家在挖掘时发现了珍贵的文物。
Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài wājué shí fāxiàn le zhēnguì de wénwù.
Archaeologists discovered precious artifacts during the excavation.

Tips

memory
考 means to examine, 古 means ancient, and 学 means -ology. So 考古学 is literally "the study of examining antiquity" — examining old things.

Stroke Order

考 kǎo
古 gǔ
学 xué