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理科

lǐ kē

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

理科 (lǐ kē) means "the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 理科 means

1. the sciences (as opposed to the humanities {文科|wén kē})

The characters in 理科

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 科kēbranch of study; administrative section; division

Example sentences

• 理科比文科难。
  Lǐkē bǐ wénkē nán.
  The natural sciences are harder than the social sciences.
• 他在自然地理科学界取得了突破性的成果。
  He did pioneering work in the field of physical geography.

Words starting with 理科

• 理科学士lǐ kē xué shìBachelor of Science B.Sc.

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