主修 (zhǔ xiū) — to major in (a subject at university); (technical) to be responsible for the repair or maintenance of (a device)
Definition
Means 'to major in' an academic subject (contrast with 辅修 'to minor in'). The second sense — being responsible for repair or maintenance of a device — is a technical meaning, not an academic one.
verb
to major in (a subject at university)(technical) to be responsible for the repair or maintenance of (a device)
Examples
- 主修。Wǒ zài dà xué zhǔ xiū jì suàn jī kē xué.I major in computer science at university.
- 主修，。Tā zhǔ xiū jīng jì xué, tóng shí fǔ xiū fǎ yǔ.She majors in economics and also minors in French.
- 主修。Zhè wèi gōng chéng shī zhǔ xiū zhè tái jī qì de rì cháng wéi hù.This engineer is responsible for the daily maintenance of this machine.
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