How to say “section” in Chinese
section, department; branch of science
“Section” in Chinese is 科, kē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
科 is read kē. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 斗 “measure”: measuring out grain and sorting it by kind.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “科”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 科. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 本科一般要读四年。běnkēyìbānyàodúsìniánA bachelor's degree usually takes four years.
- 科技的发展让生活更方便了。kējìdefāzhǎnràngshēnghuógèngfāngbiànleThe development of science and technology has made life more convenient.
- 他从小就对科学感兴趣tācóngxiǎojiùduìkēxuégǎnxìngqùHe's been interested in science since he was a kid.
- 我对科学产生了兴趣wǒduìkēxuéchǎnshēnglexìngqùI've become interested in science.
- 这几年，科技发展得非常迅速。zhèjǐnián,kējìfāzhǎndefēichángxùnsùIn recent years technology has been developing very rapidly.
- 科技推动了社会的发展。kējìtuīdòngleshèhuìdefāzhǎnScience and technology have driven the development of society.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Department, shift, construction site”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “section” in Chinese?
“Section” in Chinese is 科, pinyin kē.
What does 科 mean?
科 (kē) means “section, department; branch of science”.
How do you write 科?
科 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 科?
科 is read kē. Tones: kē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“section” in the lesson “Department, shift, construction site”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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