Definition
课 (kè) is the everyday word for a class, lesson, subject, or course. 课程 (kè chéng) is a more formal term for a structured course or curriculum; 功课 (gōng kè) means homework or schoolwork; 课堂 (kè táng) refers to the classroom setting. For HSK 1, just remember 课 as the basic word for any class or lesson.
noun
classlessonsubjectcourse
Measure word · 门, 堂, 节
Easily confused
- 棵kēlook-alike(classifier) for trees, cabbages, plants, and other growing vegetation
- 可kěsound-alike(adverb) used for emphasis: really, certainly, very
- 裸luǒlook-alike(verb) to be naked; to be bare
- 克kèsound-alike(classifier) gram (unit of weight)
- 颗kēlook-alike(classifier) for small roundish objects such as pearls, grains, teeth, hearts, stars, satellites
- 科kēsound-alike(noun) subject, discipline, field of study
- 裹guǒlook-aliketo wrap (up); to bundle
- 刻kèsound-alike(classifier) quarter (of an hour); a short moment
- 渴kěsound-alikethirsty
- 磕kēsound-aliketo knock, to tap (against sth hard)
Examples
- 课。Wǒ xǐhuan zhè ge kè.I like this class.
- 课？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme kè?What subject do you like?
- 课。Zhè ge kè hěn hǎo.This class is good.
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