植物学

植物學

zhíwùxué

noun #28,606

Meanings

1 botany
2 the study of plants

Characters

to plant; to grow

thing; object; matter

study; science; learning

Examples

她在大学主修植物学。

Tā zài dàxué zhǔxiū zhíwùxué.

She majored in botany at university.

植物学家发现了一种新的兰花品种。

Zhíwùxuéjiā fāxiàn le yī zhǒng xīn de lánhuā pǐnzhǒng.

The botanist discovered a new species of orchid.

Tips

memory

植物 = plants, 学 = study/science. The pattern X + 学 creates academic disciplines: 生物学 (biology), 化学 (chemistry), 心理学 (psychology).

Stroke Order

植 zhí

物 wù

学 xué