科技

Chinese

		branch of study; administrative section; division branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes, etc.); to fine someone	skill
simp. and trad. (科技)		科	技

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kējì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fo¹ gei⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khô-kî
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kher-ki / kho-ki

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kuê¹ gi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kējì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kejì
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-chi⁴
    • Yale: kē-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kejih
    • Palladius: кэцзи (kɛczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fo¹ gei⁶
    • Yale: fō geih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fo¹ gei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fo¹ géi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː⁵⁵ kei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khô-kî
    • Hakka Romanization System: ko^ˊ gi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ko¹ gi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kher-ki
    • Tâi-lô: kher-ki
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰə³³ ki³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kho-ki
    • Tâi-lô: kho-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoi'ky
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kuê¹ gi⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khue kĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰue³³⁻²³ ki³⁵/

Noun

科技

1. science and technology

   科技發燒友／科技发烧友  ―  kējì fāshāoyǒu  ―  tech-head

   尖端科技  ―  jiānduān kējì  ―  cutting-edge technology

   科技應為人民利益服務。 [MSC, trad.]
   科技应为人民利益服务。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kējì yīng wèi rénmín lìyì fúwù. [Pinyin]

   Science and technology should work for the good of the people.

2. (Mainland China, slang) juice; 'roid (anabolic steroid for bodybuilding)

   他這是自然健身還是上了科技啊？ [MSC, trad.]
   他这是自然健身还是上了科技啊？ [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zhè shì zìrán jiànshēn háishì shàng le kējì a? [Pinyin]

   Did he work out naturally or using the roid?

3. (Mainland China, slang) medical aesthetics treatment

   一臉科技，表情都不自然了。 [MSC, trad.]
   一脸科技，表情都不自然了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yī liǎn kējì, biǎoqíng dōu bù zìrán le. [Pinyin]

   With all those aesthetics treatments on your face, your facial expressions have become quite unnatural.

Synonyms

• (science and technology): 科學技術／科学技术 (kēxué jìshù)

Derived terms

• 信息科技
• 尖端科技
• 生物科技 (shēngwù kējì)
• 科技含量
• 科技大學 / 科技大学
• 科技戶 / 科技户
• 科技扶貧 / 科技扶贫
• 科技界
• 科技示範戶 / 科技示范户
• 科技食物
• 納米科技 / 纳米科技 (nàmǐ kējì)
• 資訊科技 / 资讯科技 (zīxùn kējì)
• 金融科技 (jīnróng kējì)
• 高科技 (gāokējì)