Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
课
kè
Description
"课"是学生学习的时间或内容，比如我们每天在学校上很多课。
"课" is the time or content that students study, for example, we have many 课 at school every day.
一本书里也有很多课，每一课学习不同的东西。
A book also has many 课, each 课 teaches different things.
Meanings
课kè
class; lesson (period of teaching)
我们上午有四节课。
We have four classes in the morning.
课kè
lesson (unit in a textbook)
今天我们学第五课。
Today we study Lesson 5.
课kè
section; division (in an office)
他在人事课工作。
He works in the HR department.
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Notes
- Nuance
use measure word 节 or 堂 to count class periods (一节课).
- Etymology
课 combines 讠 (speech) with 果, originally meaning to test or assign study.
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