文科
wén kē
Pinyin

Definition

文科
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wén kē
  1. liberal arts
  2. humanities

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中文
Zhōng wén
  1. 1 Chinese language
博文
bó wén
  1. 1 blog article
  2. 2 to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
文
Wén
  1. 1 surname Wen
文化
wén huà
  1. 1 culture
  2. 2 civilization
  3. 3 cultural
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文字
wén zì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 script
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written language
  5. 5 writing style
  6. 6 phraseology
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
文章
wén zhāng
  1. 1 article
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 literary works
  4. 4 writings
  5. 5 hidden meaning
  6. 6 CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
  1. 1 literature and art
科
kē
  1. 1 branch of study
  2. 2 administrative section
  3. 3 division
  4. 4 field
  5. 5 branch
  6. 6 stage directions
  7. 7 family (taxonomy)
  8. 8 rules
  9. 9 laws
  10. 10 to mete out (punishment)
  11. 11 to levy (taxes etc)
  12. 12 to fine sb
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
科学
kē xué
  1. 1 science
  2. 2 scientific knowledge
  3. 3 scientific
  4. 4 rational
  5. 5 CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
科技
kē jì
  1. 1 science and technology
英文
Yīng wén
  1. 1 English (language)
语文
yǔ wén
  1. 1 literature and language
  2. 2 (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
  1. 1 salmon (loanword)
人文
rén wén
  1. 1 humanities
  2. 2 human affairs
  3. 3 culture
作文
zuò wén
  1. 1 to write an essay
  2. 2 composition (student essay)
  3. 3 CL:篇[piān]
儿科
ér kē
  1. 1 pediatrics
内科
nèi kē
  1. 1 internal medicine
  2. 2 general medicine
全文
quán wén
  1. 1 entire text
  2. 2 full text

Idioms (20)

一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
  1. 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
  1. 1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
  2. 2 incomprehensible nonsense
  3. 3 preposterous bullshit
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
插科打诨
chā kē dǎ hùn
  1. 1 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
  2. 2 buffoonery
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
  1. 1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
  2. 2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
  1. 1 scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
文如其人
wén rú qí rén
  1. 1 the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
  1. 1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
  1. 1 Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
  2. 2 the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文江学海
wén jiāng xué hǎi
  1. 1 river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)
文过饰非
wén guò shì fēi
  1. 1 to cover up one's faults (idiom)
  2. 2 to whitewash
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì
  1. 1 lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
  2. 2 a far-fetched interpretation
温文尔雅
wēn wén ěr yǎ
  1. 1 cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated

Sample Sentences

那我们差不多呀，文科分数线一般比理科高。
nà wǒmen chàbuduō ya ，wénkē fēnshù xiàn yībān bǐ lǐkē gāo 。
Then we are about the same. The minimum passing score for the arts is generally higher than for the sciences.
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是啊，没有导师推荐根本不行。我们文科生真是就业老大难！
shì a ，méiyǒu dǎoshī tuījiàn gēnběn bùxíng 。wǒmen wénkēshēng zhēn shì jiùyè lǎodànán ！
Yeah. If you don't have your advisor's recommendation, then it's no good. For us humanities students, finding a job is really a big problem.
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是吗？对我们文科生来说，要考就考北大复旦。
shì ma ？duì wǒmen wénkē shēng láishuō ，yào kǎo jiù kǎo Běidà Fùdàn 。
Really? According to our Liberal Arts department, I should try to get into Beijing University or Fudan.
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可你也知道，我们文科这方面的界限比较模糊。老宋在系里和校里都是德高望重的老前辈了，他的学术态度是公认的。
kě nǐ yě zhīdào ，wǒmen wénkē zhè fāngmiàn de jièxiàn bǐjiào móhu 。Lǎo Sòng zài xì li hé xiào li dōu shì dégāowàngzhòng de lǎoqiánbèi le ，tā de xuéshù tàidu shì gōngrèn de 。
But you know as well as I do, the limits are a little blurry for us in the humanities. In the department, and in the school as a whole, Professor Song is a well-admired and respected member of the old generation. Everyone acknowledges that his academic attitude is excellent.
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