宇宙学

宇宙學
yǔzhòuxué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 cosmology (the study of the origin, structure, and evolution of the universe)

Examples

Tā zài Jiànqiáo Dàxué yánjiū yǔzhòuxué.
He researches cosmology at Cambridge University.
Xiàndài yǔzhòuxué rènwéi yǔzhòu qǐyuán yú dàbàozhà.
Modern cosmology holds that the universe began with the Big Bang.

Tips

usage
Distinguish from 天文学 (tiānwénxué, 'astronomy', the study of celestial objects). 宇宙学 is the more theoretical sub-field about the universe as a whole. Both translate loosely as 'studying space' but 宇宙学 is what you'd use for Stephen Hawking (霍金 Huòjīn), 天文学 for someone running an observatory.

Stroke Order

zhòu
xué