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偏科

Mandarin · pinyin piān kē

to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others)
overdoing it
to go overboard

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偏: piān · inclined one side; slanting
科: kē · section, department, science

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1–1 · pian1 ke1

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pin1 fo1

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verb

(of a student) to be interested in, or do well in one specific subject in school, to the neglect of others; to favour one subject over the others

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