范畴

範疇

fànchóu

noun HSK 7-9 #17,311

Meanings

1 category
2 domain
3 scope

Characters

model; pattern; scope

domain; category

Examples

HSK 4

这个问题不在我的研究范畴之内。

Zhège wèntí bú zài wǒ de yánjiū fànchóu zhīnèi.

This question is not within the scope of my research.

HSK 7-9

语言学属于人文科学的范畴。

Yǔyánxué shǔyú rénwén kēxué de fànchóu.

Linguistics belongs to the category of humanities.

Tips

usage

范畴 is more formal and academic than 范围 (scope/range). It refers to an abstract category or domain of knowledge.

Stroke Order

范 fàn

畴 chóu