学科
xuékē
academic subject, discipline
Part of speech · noun
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學study
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Examples
- 数学是一门基础学科。Mathematics is a fundamental discipline.
- 这所大学开设了许多新学科。This university has set up many new disciplines.
Collocations
基础学科交叉学科学科建设人文学科
Mnemonic
学 xué "to study" + 科 kē "branch/subject": a Sino-Korean word "academic subject, discipline". A branch (科) into which learning is divided. 基础学科 (a basic discipline), 交叉学科 (interdisciplinary field). Narrower than 领域 (a broad field): it denotes a defined branch of study. Distinct from 课程 (a specific course): 学科 is a branch of learning.
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领域专业课程科目
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