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科普

kē pǔ
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. (attributive) popular science
  2. 2. (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms

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Usage notes

Collocations

Often used as 科普一下 (explain briefly) or 科普知识 (popularize knowledge).

Formality

Used in informal contexts; ‘to explain in layperson’s terms’ is colloquial.

Example Sentences

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他经常在网上 科普 健康知识。
He often popularizes health knowledge online.

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Words Containing 科普

斯科普里
sī kē pǔ lǐ

Skopje, capital of North Macedonia

科普特人
kē pǔ tè rén

the Copts, major ethnoreligious group of Egyptian Christians

科普特语
kē pǔ tè yǔ

Coptic, Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts 科普特人[kē pǔ tè rén], spoken in Egypt until late 17th century

Child Words of 科普

科
kē

branch of study

普
pǔ

general