Chinese

科技

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
science and technology
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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Origin

Short for 科學技術／科学技术 (kēxué jìshù).

The Mainland slang senses are semantically extended from catchphrase usages of this word of an internet influencer Xin Jifei.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lineage

  • characterChinese科 “sort; class; kind”
    • soundChinese禾 “grain; cereal”
    • meaningChinese斗 “a dipper or cup-like object, used in ancient China as a wine vessel”
  • characterChinese技 “skill; ability; talent; artistry; technique”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese支 “to support; to bear; to sustain”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
      • ideaChinese竹 “bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆／辘 c)”

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