| 生命科学 |
shēng mìng kē xué |
life sciences |
| 生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
| 生命 |
shēng mìng |
life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being; creature (CL:个,条) |
| 命 |
mìng |
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc |
| 科 |
kē |
branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:个 |
| 科学 |
kē xué |
science / scientific knowledge / scientific / rational / CL:门,个,种 |
| 学 |
xué |
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology |