燕科
yàn kē
Pinyin

Definition

燕科
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yàn kē
  1. Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

挂科
guà kē
  1. 1 to fail (a course)
燕
Yān
  1. 1 Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
  2. 2 north Hebei
  3. 3 the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
  4. 4 surname Yan
燕子
yàn zi
  1. 1 swallow
百科
bǎi kē
  1. 1 universal
  2. 2 encyclopedic
  3. 3 abbr. for 百科全書|百科全书[bǎi kē quán shū]
科
kē
  1. 1 branch of study
  2. 2 administrative section
  3. 3 division
  4. 4 field
  5. 5 branch
  6. 6 stage directions
  7. 7 family (taxonomy)
  8. 8 rules
  9. 9 laws
  10. 10 to mete out (punishment)
  11. 11 to levy (taxes etc)
  12. 12 to fine sb
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
科学
kē xué
  1. 1 science
  2. 2 scientific knowledge
  3. 3 scientific
  4. 4 rational
  5. 5 CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
科学家
kē xué jiā
  1. 1 scientist
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
科技
kē jì
  1. 1 science and technology
科比
Kē bǐ
  1. 1 Kobe Bryant
  2. 2 abbr. for 科比·布萊恩特|科比·布莱恩特[Kē bǐ · Bù lái ēn tè]
中科院
Zhōng kē yuàn
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國社會科學院|中国社会科学院[Zhōng guó Shè huì Kē xué yuàn], Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
儿科
ér kē
  1. 1 pediatrics
内科
nèi kē
  1. 1 internal medicine
  2. 2 general medicine
外科
wài kē
  1. 1 surgery (branch of medicine)
妇产科
fù chǎn kē
  1. 1 department of gynecology and obstetrics
  2. 2 birth clinic
妇科
fù kē
  1. 1 gynecology
孙燕姿
Sūn Yàn zī
  1. 1 Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
学科
xué kē
  1. 1 subject
  2. 2 branch of learning
  3. 3 course
  4. 4 academic discipline
专科
zhuān kē
  1. 1 specialized subject
  2. 2 branch (of medicine)
  3. 3 specialized training school
小儿科
xiǎo ér kē
  1. 1 pediatrics
  2. 2 pediatric (department)
  3. 3 sth of little importance
  4. 4 trifle
  5. 5 a child's play
  6. 6 (slang) childish
  7. 7 petty
  8. 8 stingy
工科
gōng kē
  1. 1 engineering as an academic subject

Idioms (10)

来鸿去燕
lái hóng qù yàn
  1. 1 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi
  1. 1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
  2. 2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
插科打诨
chā kē dǎ hùn
  1. 1 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
  2. 2 buffoonery
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
  1. 1 the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
  2. 2 many a little makes a mickle
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀相贺
yàn què xiàng hè
  1. 1 lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
  2. 2 congratulations on your new house!
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
莺歌燕舞
yīng gē yàn wǔ
  1. 1 the warbler sings and the swallow dances
  2. 2 prosperity abounds (idiom)

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