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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 somebody
skill
simp. and trad.
(科技)

Etymology edit

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.

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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
    科技人民利益服務 [MSC, trad.]
    科技人民利益服务 [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)
    自然健身還是科技 [MSC, trad.]
    自然健身还是科技 [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
    科技表情自然 [MSC, trad.]
    科技表情自然 [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.

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