课程 (kè chéng) — course (of study); academic program

Definition

课程 refers to a full course of study (e.g. a school subject or training program), not a single class meeting. Use 课 for a lesson or class period; 课堂 is the classroom setting itself.

noun
course (of study)academic program
Measure word · 堂, 节, 门

Examples

  • 课程
    Zhè mén kè chéng hěn yǒu yì si.
    This course is very interesting.
  • 课程
    Xià jié kè chéng shì shù xué.
    The next class period is math.
  • 课程
    Wǒ xuǎn le sān mén kè chéng.
    I chose three courses.

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