科考

kēkǎo
noun #52,660

Meanings

  1. 1 scientific expedition; field research
  2. 2 the imperial examinations

Examples

HSK 3
Tā cānjiā le yí cì nánjí kēkǎo.
He took part in an Antarctic scientific expedition.
HSK 7-9
Zhè cì kēkǎo chíxù le sān ge yuè, duìyuánmen zài bīngyuán shàng cǎijí le dàliàng yàngběn.
The expedition lasted three months, and the team collected large numbers of samples on the ice field.

Tips

usage
科考 is short for 科学考察 'scientific survey', and builds 科考站 'research station', 科考船 'research vessel' and 科考队 'expedition team'. In writing about imperial China, the same word means the imperial examinations, 科举考试.

Stroke Order

科 kē
考 kǎo