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科技 meaning in English

kējì

science and technology

HSK 3noun16 strokes

Meaning of 科技

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kējì
  1. science and technology

How to use 科技

科技 is a common noun in news, school, and business, and it often comes before another noun, as in 科技公司 (kējì gōngsī, tech company). Example: 现在的科技发展得很快。(Xiànzài de kējì fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.) Technology is developing very fast now.

科技 is a short form of two words: 科 from 科学 (kēxué, science) and 技 from 技术 (jìshù, technology). Think of it as science plus skill, packed into one word.

Common mistake: Learners often say 科学 (kēxué) when they mean tech gadgets or the tech industry. 科学 is science as knowledge, while 科技 covers applied science and technology. Also keep 技 (jì) in the fourth tone, not jí.

科技 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

日rì本běn是shì世shì界jiè高gāo科kē技jì产chǎn业yè的de领lǐng头tóu人rén。
Japan is a leader in the world's high-tech industry.
在zài科kē技jì准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo之zhī前qián需xū要yào五wǔ到dào十shí年nián。
It will be five or ten years before the technology is ready.
美měi国guó的de太tài空kōng科kē技jì十shí分fēn先xiān进jìn。
America is ahead in space technology.
科kē技jì在zài 1990 年nián代dài会huì有yǒu很hěn大dà进jìn步bù吧ba。
Technology will make a lot of progress in the nineties.
科kē技jì的de进jìn步bù为wèi我wǒ们men的de生shēng活huó带dài来lái了le巨jù大dà的de转zhuǎn变biàn。
The progress of science has brought about great change in our lives.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

科 kē · branch of study · 9 strokes

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技 jì · ability · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 科技.

科学kēxuéscience; scientific knowledge
科学家kēxuéjiāscientist
技术jìshùtechnology; technique; skill
技巧jìqiǎoskill; technique
本科běnkēundergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
内科nèikēinternal medicine; general medicine
技能jìnéngtechnical ability; skill
学科xuékēsubject; branch of learning
外科wàikēsurgery (branch of medicine)
高科技gāokējìhigh tech; high technology
科研kēyán(scientific) research
儿科érkēpediatrics

Questions about 科技

What does 科技 mean?

科技 (kējì) means "science and technology" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 科技?

科技 is made of 2 characters: 科 (9 strokes), 技 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 科技 an HSK word?

Yes. 科技 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 科技 and 技术?

技术 (jìshù) means technology or technique in general, including a personal skill, like 他的开车技术很好. 科技 is broader and more formal, meaning science and technology as a field. You would not use 科技 for one person's skill.

How do you say high tech in Chinese?

High tech is 高科技 (gāo kējì). For example, 这是一个高科技产品 (zhè shì yí ge gāo kējì chǎnpǐn) means this is a high tech product.

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