How to say “science” in Chinese
science; scientific
“Science” in Chinese is 科学, kē xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
科学 is read kē xué: 2 syllables. 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.
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
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 “科学”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 科学. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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.
- 他在一所专科学校就读tāzàiyìsuǒzhuānkēxuéxiàojiùdúHe studies at a junior college.
More words from the lesson “Science and technology”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “science” in Chinese?
“Science” in Chinese is 科学, pinyin kēxué.
What does 科学 mean?
科学 (kēxué) means “science; scientific”.
How do you write 科学?
科学 is 2 characters: 科 (kē) — branch, section; science; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 科学?
科学 is read kēxué. Tones: kē — first tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“science” in the lesson “Science and technology”
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” of HSK 4. 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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