学科 (xué kē) — how to say "discipline" in Chinese

学科

Discipline, subject

noun

Character composition

学

study, science

科

branch, subject

Radicals / Keys

子

Child

#39 · zǐ · 3 strokes

禾

Grain

#115 · hé · 5 strokes

Synonyms

Collocations

一门学科

yī mén xuékē

one subject

选择学科

xuǎnzé xuékē

to choose a subject

Examples

我们学校有很多不同的学科。

Our school has many different subjects.

他在大学里选择了多个学科进行学习。

He chose several subjects to study at university.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

How to say discipline in Mandarin?

"discipline" in Chinese is 学科 (xué kē).

学科 meaning in English

学科 (xué kē) means "Discipline, subject".

How is 学科 pronounced?

It is pronounced xué kē (written as xue ke, xueke). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "discipline" in Chinese characters?

It is written 学科: 学 has 8 strokes, 科 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 学科?

学科 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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