# 理科 (lǐkē)

In Mandarin Chinese, 理科 (lǐkē) means “the sciences (academic subjects)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: the sciences (academic subjects)
- Pinyin: lǐkē (li3 ke1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 你高中选的是理科还是文科？
  Nǐ gāozhōng xuǎn de shì lǐkē háishì wénkē?
  Did you choose the sciences or humanities in high school?

## Characters

- [理](https://hanziro.com/word/li-pay-attention/) (lǐ): to pay attention to; reason
- [科](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-subject/) (kē): subject; department

https://hanziro.com/word/li-ke-sciences/

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