科学 (kēxué) — science

科学 (kēxué)

科学 means science as a noun and scientific as an adjective. It encompasses both the natural sciences and the general idea of rational, evidence-based thinking.

Meanings

1. [noun] Science; the natural sciences.
2. [adjective] Scientific; rational; evidence-based.

Example Sentences

科学对人类的发展很重要。 Kēxué duì rénlèi de fāzhǎn hěn zhòngyào. Science is very important for human development.

这种方法不太科学。 Zhè zhǒng fāngfǎ bú tài kēxué. This method is not very scientific.

她从小就对科学很感兴趣。 Tā cóng xiǎo jiù duì kēxué hěn gǎn xìngqù. She has been interested in science since childhood.

我们要用科学的方法解决问题。 Wǒmen yào yòng kēxué de fāngfǎ jiějué wèntí. We should use scientific methods to solve problems.

Collocations

Memory Hook

科 means a branch of study or department, and 学 means to study or learning. 科学 is literally the study of branches of knowledge — the systematic pursuit of understanding across all fields of inquiry.