科目 kēmù academic subject
academic subject; field of study
How to remember 科目: 科 classification + 目 eye = academic subject.
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How it is used
- An academic subject / field of examination - 考试科目 (kǎoshì kēmù) exam subjects, 必修科目 (bìxiū kēmù) required subjects.
- The formal, categorizing term for a course/subject in schooling or testing; near 学科 (xuékē, discipline) but 科目 is the exam/curriculum-list word.
- Education and administrative register.