Definition
科目 (kēmù) refers to a specific academic subject or course you take in school (e.g., 数学). 学科 (xuékē) is the broader discipline or field of learning; 科 (kē) is a wider category like 文科/理科 or a department. 科目 emphasizes curriculum courses, while 学科 emphasizes the field itself.
noun
academic subjectfield of study
Examples
- 科目。Zhège xuéqī wǒ xuǎn le wǔ mén kē mù mén kē mù.I chose five subjects this semester.
- 科目。Tā kǎo dàxué de shíhou kē mù chéngjì dōu hěn yōuxiù.His grades in all subjects were excellent when he took the college entrance exam.
- 科目。Shùxué shì yì mén xūyào dàliàng liànxí de kē mù.Mathematics is a subject that requires a lot of practice.
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