The older generation used to say: "Master math, physics and chemistry, and you can go anywhere in the world without fear."
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学好数理化，走遍天下都不怕 sums up a long-held belief that the sciences are the surest route to a secure job. In the traditional high-school split into 理科 (sciences) and 文科 (humanities), 数理化 were the core of the science track.
