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科學

简科学 · 繁科學

Mandarin · pinyin kē xué

science
scientific knowledge
scientific
rational
Classifier: 門 mén, 個 gè, 種 zhǒng

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科: kē · section, department, science
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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1–2 · ke1 xue2

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noun

(uncountable) science

adj

scientific (having a quality derived from the scientific method); systematic; methodical

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