功课 (gōng kè) — homework, assignment; subject, course (often used with measure word 门)
Definition
功课 means both 'homework' (school assignments to do at home) and 'subject/course' (a class you study). For homework specifically, it's older/literary; 作业 is the everyday word. For 'subject', 课 is the simple everyday choice.
noun
homeworkassignmentsubjectcourse (often used with measure word 门)
Measure word · 门
Easily confused
Examples
- 功课。Wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu yào zuò gōng kè.I need to do homework every evening.
- 功课，。Zhè gōng kè hěn nán, wǒ bú huì zuò.This subject is very difficult; I don't know how to do it.
- 功课。Kǎo shì zhī qián yào zuò hǎo gōng kè.You need to prepare well (do your homework) before the exam.
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