理工科

lǐgōngkē

noun

Meanings

1 science and engineering (as academic subjects)
2 STEM disciplines

Characters

science / principle

engineering / work

subject / discipline

Examples

他报考的是理工科。

Tā bàokǎo de shì lǐgōngkē.

He applied for science and engineering subjects.

理工科学生通常数学比较强。

Lǐgōngkē xuéshēng tōngcháng shùxué bǐjiào qiáng.

STEM students are usually stronger in math.

Tips

culture

Chinese universities split majors into 文科 (wénkē, humanities) and 理工科 (lǐgōngkē, sciences/engineering) at high-school level — students pick one track for the gaokao. The third option, 文理兼招 (mixed admission), is a recent reform in many provinces.

Stroke Order

理 lǐ

工 gōng

科 kē