科技
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
科技 (kējì) · science and technology
科技 (kējì) means “science and technology”. It is written with 2 characters: 科 (subject) + 技 (ability). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 科技 is built
The characters
科 kē · subject
What 科 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 斗dòu — to struggle
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A hand measuring 斗 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
技 jì · ability
What 技 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 支zhī — to support
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 支 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
现在科技发展得很快。Xiànzài kējì fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.Technology is developing very fast now.
他对科技很有兴趣。Tā duì kējì hěn yǒu xìngqù.He is very interested in science and technology.
Questions about 科技
What does 科技 mean?
科技 (kējì) means “science and technology”.
How do you pronounce 科技?
科技 is pronounced kējì.
Which HSK level is 科技?
科技 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 科学kēxuéscience
- 本科běnkēundergraduate
- 内科nèikēinternal medicine
- 科目kēmùsubject
- 科kēsubject
- 技术jìshùtechnology
- 技巧jìqiǎoskill
- 杂技zájìacrobatics
Learn 科技 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.