副科

fùkē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 non-core subject (in school)
  2. 2 minor subject
  3. 3 elective subject

Examples

Yīnyuè hé měishù zài hěn duō xuéxiào dōu shì fùkē.
Music and art are non-core subjects at many schools.
Tā de fùkē chéngjì bǐ zhǔkē hái hǎo.
His grades in non-core subjects are even better than in core ones.

Tips

culture
Chinese schooling traditionally splits subjects into (zhǔkē, 'main subjects' — Chinese, math, English) and 副科 (everything else). The distinction shapes how much homework students get and which classes get cancelled before exams.

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