kēxué

科学

HSK 2Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional科學

science; scientific; systematic knowledge

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

science; systematic knowledge of natural, social, and cognitive laws

Encompasses natural sciences, social sciences, and formal sciences as organized bodies of knowledge.

Xiàn现
dài代
kē科
xué学
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
rén人
lèi类
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
 。

Modern science has changed the way humans live.

Tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
duì对
zì自
rán然
kē科
xué学
chōng充
mǎn满
xìng兴
qù趣
 。

She has been interested in natural science since childhood.

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Shè社
huì会
kē科
xué学
yán研
jiū究
rén人
lèi类
shè社
huì会
de的
guī规
lǜ律
 。

Social science studies the laws of human society.

2.

adjective

scientific; conforming to scientific principles

Describes methods, attitudes, or actions that follow empirical evidence and rational methodology.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
cǎi采
qǔ取
kē科
xué学
de的
tài态
dù度
duì对
dài待
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
 。

We must adopt a scientific attitude toward this problem.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhòng种
tián田
fāng方
fǎ法
hěn很
kē科
xué学
 ,
chǎn产
liàng量
tí提
gāo高
le了
bù不
shǎo少
 。

This farming method is very scientific, and yields have increased significantly.

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Nǐ你
shuō说
de的
nà那
zhǒng种
fāng方
fǎ法
bù不
kē科
xué学
 ,
bù不
néng能
cǎi采
yòng用
 。

The method you mentioned is unscientific and cannot be adopted.