Meaning of 学科
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- subject
- branch of learning
- course
- academic discipline
How to use 学科
学科 is a fairly formal word for a field of study, often used in schools, universities, and research. In casual talk about school timetables, people often say 科目 (kēmù) or 课 (kè) instead. Example: 数学是我最喜欢的学科。(Shùxué shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de xuékē.) Math is my favorite subject.
学 (xué) means to study, and 科 (kē) means a category or department, like 科学 (kēxué) science. Put together, 学科 is a category of study: a subject or academic discipline.
Common mistake: Learners often swap the order and write 科学 (kēxué), which means science, not subject. Also keep the second tone on 学 (xué) and the first tone on 科 (kē).
学科 in example sentences
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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科 kē · branch of study · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 学科.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
Questions about 学科
What does 学科 mean?
学科 (xuékē) means "subject; branch of learning" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 学科?
学科 is made of 2 characters: 学 (8 strokes), 科 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 学科 an HSK word?
Yes. 学科 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 学科 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 学科 is written 學科.
What is the difference between 学科 and 专业?
学科 is a field or discipline of knowledge in general, like physics or history. 专业 (zhuānyè) is the specific major you study at university. You might say 我的专业是经济学 (Wǒ de zhuānyè shì jīngjìxué), My major is economics.
What does 跨学科 mean?
跨学科 (kuà xuékē) means interdisciplinary, literally crossing disciplines. It is common in academic writing, as in 跨学科研究 (kuà xuékē yánjiū), interdisciplinary research.