Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
科
kē
Description
"科"这个字有很多意思，可以指学校里的学习分类，比如"文科"、"理科"，也可以指医院里的部门，比如"内科"。
The character "科" has many meanings; it can refer to academic divisions in school, such as "文科" (liberal arts) and "理科" (science), or to departments in a hospital, like "内科" (internal medicine).
Meanings
科kē
a branch of study; academic subject
我喜欢文科，不喜欢理科。
I like liberal arts, not science.
科kē
a department, esp. in a hospital or office
你应该去看内科医生。
You should see an internist.
科kē
a family (in biological classification)
猫和老虎都属于猫科。
Cats and tigers both belong to the cat family.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meant a division or category; now widely used for subjects and departments.
- Nuance
as a suffix it names specific departments (外科, 儿科) or study fields (物理科).
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