理科 (lǐ kē) — the sciences (as an academic field, as opposed to the humanities or liberal arts)
Definition
理科 covers pure and applied sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, math) — the academic track focusing on natural laws. Often paired with 文科 (humanities) and contrasted with 工科 (engineering, which applies science to build things).
noun
the sciences (as an academic field, as opposed to the humanities or liberal arts)
Examples
- 理科，。Tā gāo zhōng shí xuǎn de shì lǐ kē, suǒ yǐ dà xué dú le huà xué.He chose the sciences in high school, so he studied chemistry in college.
- 理科。lǐ kē Hé wén kē de kǎo shì fāng shì bú tài yí yàng.The exam formats for the sciences and the humanities are quite different.
- 理科。Xué lǐ kē de xué shēng tōng cháng luó ji sī wéi bǐ jiào qiáng.Students who study the sciences usually have stronger logical thinking.
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