day 33courses and subjects

courses and subjects

Talk about subjects, courses and exams, and say that something happened again and again.

today’s words

• 一再 yīzài · again and again, repeatedly
• 再三 zàisān · over and over, repeatedly
• 科 kē · subject; branch, department
• 科目 kēmù · (exam) subject
• 必修 bìxiū · compulsory (course)
• 选修 xuǎnxiū · to take as an elective
• 文科 wénkē · humanities, arts
• 理科 lǐkē · sciences
• 专科 zhuānkē · vocational college; specialty
• 初等 chūděng · elementary
• 高等 gāoděng · higher, advanced
• 开设 kāishè · to offer (a course), set up
• 入门 rùmén · to get started; introduction
• 难点 nándiǎn · difficult point
• 枯燥 kūzào · dry, dull
• 讲解 jiǎngjiě · to explain
• 示范 shìfàn · to demonstrate
• 解答 jiědá · to answer (questions)
• 朗读 lǎngdú · to read aloud
• 口头 kǒutóu · oral, spoken
• 书面 shūmiàn · written, in writing
• 抄 chāo · to copy
• 本身 běnshēn · itself, oneself
• 特定 tèdìng · specific, particular

sentences

• 老师一再提醒我们，考试不能抄。 · The teacher kept reminding us not to copy in the exam.
• 他再三考虑，最后还是选了理科。 · He thought it over and over and in the end chose science.
• 这门必修课有点枯燥。 · This compulsory course is a bit dry.
• 大学开设了三十多门选修课。 · The university offers more than thirty electives.
• 学习中文，入门并不难。 · Getting started in Chinese isn’t hard.