课程
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
课程 (kèchéng) · course
课程 (kèchéng) means “course; curriculum”. It is written with 2 characters: 课 (lesson) + 程 (process). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 课程 is built
The characters
课 kè · lesson
What 课 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 果guǒ — fruit
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 果 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
程 chéng · process
What 程 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 呈chéng — to petition
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 呈 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这学期的课程很多。Zhè xuéqī de kèchéng hěn duō.There are a lot of courses this semester.
你喜欢哪门课程？Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ mén kèchéng?Which course do you like?
Questions about 课程
What does 课程 mean?
课程 (kèchéng) means “course; curriculum”.
How do you pronounce 课程?
课程 is pronounced kèchéng.
Which HSK level is 课程?
课程 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 上课shàngkèto have class
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 课堂kètángclassroom
- 功课gōngkèhomework
- 课题kètíresearch topic
- 旷课kuàngkèto skip class
- 课kèlesson
- 程度chéngdùlevel
Learn 课程 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.