Chinese word

科学

Pronunciation

Pinyinkē xué

Meaning

  • nounscience

Example

他对科学很感兴趣。tā duì kē xué hén gǎn xìng qù

He is very interested in science.

Illustration for 科学 (science)

More examples

孩子们在学校上科学课。hái zi men zài xué xiào shàng kē xué kè

The children have science class at school.

Core concept

A shared body of reliable knowledge built by observing nature, testing ideas, and reasoning from results.

Common phrases

  • 对科学感兴趣duì kē xué gǎn xìng qù

    be interested in science

  • 喜欢科学xǐ huān kē xué

    like science

  • 上科学课shàng kē xué kè

    take science class

Similar words

知识zhī shí: A collection of facts and information learned from study or experience.
技术jì shù: A useful way or skill for carrying out a task or reaching a goal.
研究yán jiū: Investigation and experimentation aimed at finding new facts.
学科xué kē: An organized area of learning taught in a school or university.

Definition in Chinese

通过观察、实验和逻辑推理，以可重复的证据建立关于自然和现象的一般性知识的学问或活动。tōng guò guān chá shí yàn hé luó jí tuī lǐ yǐ kě chóng fù de zhèng jù jiàn lì guān yú zì rán hé xiàn xiàng de yì bān xìng zhī shí de xué wèn huò huó dòng

Word origin

科 (kē, "branch or category") + 学 (xué, "learning") joins the ideas of a field and learning, giving the word its sense of systematic study.

Usage tips

  • A useful distinction is that a guess is only a starting point; accepted knowledge needs observations or tests that can check it.

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