文科

wén kē

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. liberal arts
2. humanities

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 理科 lǐ kē 理科 lǐ kē the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wén kē]) contrasted with 理科 (science subjects): the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wén kē])

Related words

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• 工科 gōng kē 工科 gōng kē engineering as an academic subject engineering, a common pair with liberal arts in education: engineering as an academic subject

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in compound form with 生 (student) or 专业 (major), e.g., 文科生, 文科专业.

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 文科 (liberal arts) with 文学 (literature); 文学 is a subset of 文科.

Example Sentences

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我在大学读 文科 。

I study liberal arts at university.

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Words Containing 文科

• 文科学士 文科学士 wén kē xué shì: Bachelor of Arts B.A.

Child Words of 文科

• 文 文 wén: language
• 科 科 kē: branch of study