Chinese vocabulary — Khoa học topic

accurate; precise

Earth

temperature

science; scientific

syllable

to produce; to give rise to; to generate

artificial; man-made; manual labor

humankind; humanity; the human race

advanced; modern

agriculture; farming

initial; preliminary

to make; to fabricate; production

force

to process; processing

driving force; motivation

unit (a part of a whole)

pressure

to belong to

to form; to take shape

sand

to perform; to act

phenomenon

theory

similar

petroleum; oil

kind; category; type

scope; range; extent

backward; lagging behind

to input; to enter (data)

to fly; flight

thing, object

to scatter, to disperse

to cut, to slice

to contain, to include

centimeter

to contain

content (amount), level

to absorb

to nurture, to cultivate

to copy, to duplicate

to cause, to lead to

huge, enormous

nature, essence

to arrange

data

digital

new type

infinite, boundless

artificial intelligence

to constitute, to form

root, basis

to test, to inspect

model

milliliter (a unit of volume)

the unit of measurement millimeter

to measure

to measure

strong, concentrated

seawater

fuel

to burn

power source

to develop, to research and manufacture

mysterious

to plant, to grow

space

symbol, sign

type, category

structure

conclusion

to investigate, to inspect (on site)

law, pattern

to set up, to configure

trend, tendency

to turn, to rotate

to apply, to use

transparent, to pass through

transparent

to measure

top, peak

the second Heavenly Stem (in the Chinese cycle)

to transmit; to pass on

volume

basis, foundation

light

mathematical formula

to classify

to decompose; to break down

to make into

prospect, future

to heat, to warm up

dynamics, developments

fossil

the North Pole, the Arctic region

to rise, to increase

South Pole (the southernmost point of the Earth)

principle, fundamental principle

to launch, to fire

to synthesize, to combine

terrain

to enlarge, to expand

greater than

giant panda

astronomy

natural gas

universe, outer space

to interfere, to disrupt

year (used for cycles)

intensity

form, shape

performance, function

effectiveness, results

to vibrate

to eliminate, to remove

to enlarge; to magnify

quantity, number

early stage

moon

harmful

toxic, poisonous

mechanism

model, pattern

example, analogy

proportion, ratio

gas

weather, meteorology

moisture, humidity

depth

depth

heat quantity

coal

attribute

to generate, to create

used for, used to

user

virus

straight line

equal, equivalent

research institute

mysterious, miraculous

second

in the sky; in the air

to break through, to surpass

funds, financial resources

group, community

to imagine, to conceive

to confirm, to verify

topic; research subject

to regulate, to adjust

to transform, to convert

to operate, to run

evolution

outpatient clinic

obstruction, obstacle

higher

to interact, to exchange

instrument; measuring device

low temperature

element

connection, association

to regenerate, to be reborn

to distinguish, to differentiate

medicine; medicine and healthcare

to generate electricity

to fall ill, to come down with a disease

to deform, to change shape

sound; noise

factor, element

appearance; outward look

natural; innate

solar energy

headache

astronaut

to locate, to determine the position of

wide, vast

aspect, level, dimension

mountainside, hillside

valley

difference, discrepancy

balance

switch, valve

abnormal, unusual

to circulate; to cycle

heart disease

total amount, total quantity

component, composition (chemical, social, etc.)

tactics

solid, sturdy

printer

to resist, to fight back

index, exponent

to launch; to introduce to the market

invalid; null and void

motor vehicle

fruit tree

to check, to examine

cement

to cure an illness, to treat

to fluctuate, to rise and fall

to determine (by measurement or survey)

seabed, ocean floor

to wipe out; to exterminate

to consume; to use up; to waste

to involve, to relate to

to mix, to blend

potential

explosive, dynamite

focal point, focus

to explode, an explosion

grain, texture (of material)

boundary, border, frontier

to monitor, to detect

helicopter

scientific research

pipeline, conduit

line; route; circuit

cell

bacteria

defect, flaw

membrane, thin film

tap water

medicine; pharmaceuticals

blue sky

to blend, to fuse

blood

element; essential component

to research and investigate

track, orbit

path; means; channel

to allocate, to arrange

to reorganize, to restructure

to appraise, to authenticate

shadow, dark shadow

volume, sound intensity

spacecraft, spaceship

high technology, high-tech

advanced, higher (level)

three-dimensional

the sky above; airspace above

whereabouts, trace

uncomfortable, feeling unwell

jungle, dense forest

carbon dioxide

to intersect, to cross; to interweave, to be mixed

product, produce

man-made; caused by humans

the human body

man-made; artificial

shock (medical)

to impart, to pass on (knowledge, skills)

the severity of an injury

ethics, morality

system, structure

to capture alive, to take prisoner

to assume, to suppose, to posit

to assume, to hypothesize

deviation, discrepancy

to reserve, to stockpile; reserve

to lull to sleep, to hypnotize

to clone

joint (physical); key point

stimulant, doping agent

RAM, internal memory (computer)

lunar calendar, China's traditional calendar

freeze; frozen

to freeze, to congeal

to solidify, to congeal, to freeze solid

to condense, to coalesce

probability, chance

branch, division

to secrete (fluid, substance)

to distinguish, to discern

weight, mass

to cut, cut through

to excise, remove surgically

dose, dosage (of medicine)

efficacy, effect

to intensify, to aggravate, to escalate

to deepen, to strengthen

artery

movement, sign of activity

to prospect, to survey, to explore

chemical fertilizer

to compress, to condense

prototype, original model

raw materials

to remove, eliminate

two-way, bidirectional

to shine, to glow

to develop, to grow

fermentation

saliva

mouth, oral cavity

to synchronize

to absorb, to learn from

to match, to coincide

to present, to appear, to emerge

throat

lips

equipment, instrument

noise, background noise

image, picture

technical drawing, blueprint

chart, diagram

groundwater

geography

geology

even, evenly distributed

balanced, in equilibrium

solid, firm, sturdy

hard, rigid, firm

gene

to restore to original condition, to recover

to re-examine, to have a follow-up check

shape, external form

extraterrestrial, alien

atmosphere (science); dignified, imposing

innate, inborn

antenna, aerial

head (part of the body)

to be effective, to take effect

mystery; secret

curiosity

power, formidable might

to be pregnant with, to gestate

studies, schoolwork

doctrine, theory

treasure

entity, object

capacity; volume

to seal, to seal up

density

dense, densely packed, concentrated

to aim at, to point at

symmetrical

navigation, guidance system

lifespan, service life

cutting-edge, advanced (in technology); sharp tip

standard, measure, yardstick

a local part, a small portion

to look ahead to the future

rock, boulder

engineering (the science of engineering)

gigantic, enormous in size

room temperature, normal temperature

to be juxtaposed, to be in parallel

parallel, to carry out simultaneously

hallucination

building, architectural structure

to start up, to set in motion, to begin operating

to open up, to blaze (a trail)

to mine, to extract

engine (loanword)

to cite, to quote

to fill, to permeate, to suffuse

elasticity, flexibility

to record (audio or video)

image, footage

to benefit from, to owe to

miniature, micro-sized

rapidly, abruptly

acute, sudden onset

dinosaur

to suffer from (an illness), to be afflicted with (a disease)

chronic, prolonged

manual, hand-operated

handgun, pistol

to scan; to sweep over

to restrain, to suppress

depression

refraction (the phenomenon of light, waves, etc. bending when passing through the boundary between two different media)

compass

to point toward, to aim at

to squeeze, to press

to catch, to capture

to harm, to injure, to damage

to seek, to pursue (knowledge, truth, principles, etc.)

to detect, to probe, to survey

to reason, reasoning, deduction

to calculate, to reckon, to estimate

to stir, to mix

degree Celsius (unit of temperature)

to sway, to wobble

to strike, to collide

to contract, to shrink

effect

integer

document, literature

to fracture, to break

novel, strange

invisible, formless

infinite, boundless

spacetime, space and time

speed per hour, hourly velocity

schedule, timetable

to be comatose, to lose consciousness

constellation, zodiac sign

computer monitor

IQ, intelligence quotient

curve

to be beneficial to, to contribute to

organic

beneficial, useful

telescope, binoculars

hybridization, crossbreeding

originate from; have its source in

soft; supple

to find out clearly, to ascertain

specimen; sample

trees, woods

sample, specimen

pit, stone (of a fruit)

nuclear weapon

nuclear energy

format, template

to cultivate, to nurture talent

probability

rubber (raw material)

to remain, residue

to destroy, to annihilate

smell, odor

air bubble

trachea, windpipe

oxygen

water conservancy, irrigation works

water temperature

water surface

to verify, seek evidence

to boil, to seethe

to leak

bubble, foam

to inject, to pump in, to flow in

to flow in, to pour in

to be washed away, to erode

to calculate, to measure and calculate

concentrate, to concentrate

buoyancy

sponge; porous absorbent material

sea surface

liquid

liquid crystal

profound; abstruse; hard to understand

to clear away, remove

thermometer

humidity

to originate from, to derive from

source, the place where something begins

to dissolve

evolution

latent, potential

potential, latent ability

laser

to activate

hormone

flame, fire

gunpowder

to light a fire, to ignite

focal length (of a camera lens, telescope, etc.)

to illuminate, lighting

fuel oil, liquid fuel

object, physical body

to conjecture, hypothesis

rate, ratio

to surround, to encircle

organism, living thing

telecommunications

electric wire

power grid

deformed, malformed

therapy; method of treatment

to land, to make landfall, to come ashore

to keep under surveillance, to watch

diameter

to differ, to vary

to connect, to link

vacuum, void

consciousness, perception

to correct, to rectify

to collide; collision

carbon (the chemical element)

eyesight, vision

line of sight, sightline

field of vision, scope of observation

ancestors, forefathers

popular science

subject, discipline

dense, densely populated

air-to-ground missile

gap, opening, crevice

three-dimensional; having depth

cubic meter (colloquial)

cubic meter

to filter; to screen out

concise, neat, succinct

effective; to work; to do the trick

category; class

feces, waste

essence, cream of the crop

precise

mental illness

fiber, synthetic fiber

rank, level

disordered, chaotic

plain, simple, unadorned

latitude

line, stroke

longitude

crystal, crystallization

to compile; to write and edit

serial number; code number

lacking, missing, deficient

wing

liver (organ)

limbs and body

fertile, rich (soil)

fetus

embryo

film (for photography)

energy

fat

brain, mind

to rot, to decay

to corrode, to erode

abdomen, belly area

the natural world, nature

spaceflight; aerospace

astronaut (a person trained to go into space)

navigation; seafaring

AIDS

chip, microchip

petal

to wake up, to regain consciousness

lush, luxuriant, flourishing

fluorescence, fluorescent light

to contain, to hold within (latently)

to simulate, virtual

To melt; to dissolve (matter)

to derive, to arise from something pre-existing

to attenuate, to decline gradually

to fail (organ), to be exhausted, to break down

to cover, to blanket

to observe; to monitor

specification; standard

to disintegrate, to collapse

to answer, to explain

to time, to keep time

cognition

to set; to establish

to review, to evaluate

to recognize, to distinguish

error, margin of error

to dispatch, to coordinate (vehicles, personnel)

to doubt, to question

to run through; to penetrate from beginning to end

information, news

wheel

trajectory; track; path

tire

carrier, vehicle, medium

radiation

to transport, to convey

to filter; to filter out

to operate, to run (machinery)

to restore to the original state, to reconstruct

to trace back to the origin

to track, to trace a trail

remote control

alcohol, ethanol

to collect, to gather

to coincide, to overlap (exactly)

center of gravity, focal point

metal

calcium (a chemical element essential for bones and teeth)

to study in depth, to research thoroughly

lead (soft, heavy, gray metal)

copper

to cast (metal)

illusion, misperception

to inlay, to set

to be published, to come out

to be intermittent, to be interrupted

to protect, to guard

positive (test result)

negative, feminine

limit, maximum

Academician (a member of an academy or institute of sciences).

to remove, to eliminate

meteorite

ceramics, pottery and porcelain

invisible, unseeable

latent, implicit, not showing on the surface

random, adapting to circumstances

to isolate, to separate

snow-capped mountain

component, part

to vibrate, to shake

adolescence, puberty

still, motionless

face

field, domain

frequency

wind force, wind strength

a great leap

very rapidly

saturated

to raise, to rear, to breed

driving force, impetus

to test, to examine

high pressure; high voltage

high technology, high-tech

high altitude, at a great height

superb, masterful

blood

to paralyze, paralysis