科目 (kē mù) — academic subject; field of study

Definition

科目 usually refers to a specific course or exam subject (一门科目, 考试科目). 学科 is broader, meaning an academic discipline or field of study.

noun
academic subjectfield of study
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 科目
    Zhè ge xué qī wǒ xuǎn le wǔ mén kē mù.
    I chose five subjects this semester.
  • 科目
    Tā kǎo dà xué de shí hou kē mù chéng jì dōu hěn yōu xiù.
    His grades in all subjects were excellent when he took the college entrance exam.
  • 科目
    Shù xué shì yì mén xū yào dà liàng liàn xí de kē mù.
    Mathematics is a subject that requires a lot of practice.

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