How to say “junior college” in Chinese
junior college; specialty
“Junior college” in Chinese is 专科, zhuān kē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
专科 is read zhuān kē: 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
It hints at the sound of 转 zhuǎn and 传 chuán.
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 “专科”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 专科. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他在一所专科学校就读tāzàiyìsuǒzhuānkēxuéxiàojiùdúHe studies at a junior college.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “junior college” in Chinese?
“Junior college” in Chinese is 专科, pinyin zhuānkē.
What does 专科 mean?
专科 (zhuānkē) means “junior college; specialty”.
How do you write 专科?
专科 is 2 characters: 专 (zhuān) — special, specialized; 科 (kē) — branch, section; science. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 专科?
专科 is read zhuānkē. Tones: zhuān — first tone, kē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“junior college” in the lesson “Levels of education”
This word is from the topic “Studying” 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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