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

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.

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