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  *学* | 学* | *学
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology
HSK 1
science / scientific knowledge / scientific / rational / CL: 門|门, 個|个, 種|种
HSK 2
science and technology
HSK 3
to put to use; to apply / practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) / application; practical use / (computing) app
HSK 3
rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline
HSK 4
medicine / medical science / study of medicine
HSK 4
learning / science / academic / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to apply in practice / practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
HSK 4
the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc)
HSK 4
movement / motion / development / trend / dynamic (science)
HSK 5
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  *理* | 理* | *理
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up
HSK 6
capacity / volume / quantitative (science)
HSK 7-9
popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms
HSK 7-9
the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科)
HSK 7-9
science fiction / abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想
HSK 7-9
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) / fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
HSK 7-9
science and engineering as academic subjects
medicine (as a science) / medical science
Ultraman, Japanese science fiction superhero
Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories
arts and sciences
traditional Chinese medical science / a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
known (to science)
engineering / industrial science
community / (science) biocoenosis / ecological community
natural science
abbr. for 中國社會科學院|中国社会科学院, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
science education / popular science
social science (abbr.)
mathematical sciences
calendar science / calendar system
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
agricultural science
cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) / novel and competitive / new and dashing
to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent
medical knowledge; principles of medical science
science
person who is ignorant about science and technology / scientific illiteracy
science fiction
computer science
social sciences
life sciences
Chinese Academy of Science
natural sciences
Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science
(science fiction) home planet / (astronomy) parent star
Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer
East China University of Science and Technology
Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
politics / political science
creep (materials science)
(Tw) sports science (abbr. for 運動科學|运动科学)
to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学 / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
Shandong University of Science and Technology
the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science
University of Science and Technology Beijing
science fiction novel
science fiction movie
materials science
Song Ci (1186-1249), author of "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first forensic science text
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平, and graduate campus in Haidian district 海淀區|海淀区
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
materials science
information science
(environmental science) chemical oxygen demand; COD
(of a domain or area of expertise) to involve significant depth or complexity; to require a great deal of specialized knowledge; to be a real science; to be a fine art
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
seismology / science of earthquakes
military science
Hebei University of Science and Technology
to invigorate the country through science and education
university of science and technology
(abbr.) humanities and social sciences
world of science / scientific circles
pathological science (TCM)
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
science education film / popular science movie
Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
Guangdong Institute of Science and Technology
"Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" (1247) by Song Ci 宋慈, said to be the world's first forensic science text
interdisciplinary / interdisciplinary subject (in science)
anti-science / anti-scientific
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology / abbr. to 四化
National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)
science and technology
information technology / science of communications
Bachelor of Science B.Sc.
China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)
earth science
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry
veterinary medicine / veterinary science
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)
University of Science and Engineering / also sometimes Institute of Technology
(environmental science) biochemical oxygen demand; BOD
(Chinese) Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
science & technology and industry / tech company
science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平 introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化)
worker in science and technology

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