范畴

範疇

fànchóu

noun HSK 7-9 #17,311

Meanings

1 category
2 domain
3 scope

Characters

model; pattern; scope

domain; category

Examples

这个问题不在我的研究范畴之内。

Zhège wèntí bú zài wǒ de yánjiū fànchóu zhīnèi.

This question is not within the scope of my research.

语言学属于人文科学的范畴。

Yǔyánxué shǔyú rénwén kēxué de fànchóu.

Linguistics belongs to the category of humanities.

Tips

usage

范畴 is more formal and academic than 范围 (scope/range). It refers to an abstract category or domain of knowledge.

Stroke Order

范 fàn

畴 chóu