科

kē

HSK 6

科 — kē

1. branch of study; academic discipline; field

   数学是我最喜欢的一科。 shùxué shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de yī kē — Mathematics is my favorite subject.

2. administrative section; division; department (within an organization)

   人事科负责招聘和员工关系。 rénshìkē fùzé zhāopìn hé yuángōng guānxì — The personnel section is responsible for recruitment and employee relations.

3. taxonomic family / biological family grouping; family (classification)

   这属属于同一个科。 zhè shǔ shǔyú tóngyīgè kē — This genus belongs to the same family.

4. stage directions (in a script); theatrical cue

   古代戏曲中的科指演员的动作。 gǔdài xìqǔ zhōng de kē zhǐ yǎnyuán de dòngzuò — In ancient Chinese opera, 'ke' refers to actors' stage actions.

5. rules; laws; established regulations

   古代官府以科治民。 gǔdài guānfǔ yǐ kē zhìmín — In ancient times, officials governed the people by established rules.

6. to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes); to fine somebody

   法院依法科他罚款五千元。 fǎyuàn yīfǎ kē tā fákuǎn wǔqiānyuán — The court fined him five thousand yuan according to law.