科目
kēmù
subject, course
Part of speech · noun
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科department
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目eye
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Examples
- 高考有好几个考试科目。The college entrance exam has several subjects.
- 数学是他最喜欢的科目。Math is his favorite subject.
Collocations
考试科目必修科目会计科目科目繁多
Mnemonic
科 kē "branch, subject" + 目 mù "eye, item": an item dividing a field, i.e. a subject, an item. Same as the Korean word gwa-mok (科目). Two shades: an academic subject (考试科目 an exam subject, 必修科目 a required subject) and an accounting item (会计科目 an accounting item). 科 means "subject, division" (科学, 学科); 目 means "eye, item, entry" (目录 a catalog, 项目 an item). It names one classified branch.
Related
学科项目课程门类
Quick check
What does 科目 mean in 会计科目?