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科学

kē xué · ke xue

Traditional 科學

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure words: 门 mén, 个 gè, 种 zhǒng

Meaning

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  1. science
  2. scientific knowledge
  3. scientific
  4. rational
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In a conversation

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A scientific egg

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)用(yòng)科学(kēxué)的(de)方法(fāngfǎ)煮(zhǔ)鸡蛋(jīdàn)。

    I will cook eggs with a scientific method.

  2. Liangliang

    科学(kēxué)的(de)方法(fāngfǎ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is the scientific method?

  3. Dengdeng

    水(shuǐ)开(kāi)了(le)以后(yǐhòu)，煮(zhǔ)七(qī)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    After the water boils, boil for seven minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)知道(zhīdào)的(de)方法(fāngfǎ)。

    That is a method everyone knows.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，科学(kēxué)就(jiù)是(shì)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)试(shì)过(guò)的(de)办法(bànfǎ)。

    Yes, science is what everyone has tried and found works.

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In a sentence

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01

数(shù)学(xué)是(shì)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)科(kē)学(xué)的(de)基(jī)础(chǔ)。

Mathematics are the foundation of all sciences.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by belgavox · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)研(yán)究(jiū)新(xīn)的(de)能(néng)源(yuán)。

Scientists are researching new energy sources.

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科
kē

branch of study; administrative section

学
xué

to learn; to study

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