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title: "Zhuanke Meaning: 专科 (zhuānkē) Means “specialty”"
description: "专科 (traditional 專科, zhuānkē) means “specialty; specialized field”. Hear its tones, see what 专 and 科 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanke"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 专科 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

专科 zhuānkē

## specialty; specialized field

## It can also mean

- junior college (short for 专科学校)

## Its characters

1. 专 zhuān junior college (short for 专科)
2. 科 kē science (short for 科学/科技)

## In a sentence

他是这家医院皮肤专科的医生。 He is a doctor in this hospital's dermatology department.

[More about 专科](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%93%E7%A7%91)

## More words with 专 or 科

- [本科 běnkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benke)
- [儿科 érkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erke)
- [高科技 gāokējì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaokeji)
- [科幻 kēhuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kehuan)
- [科技 kējì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keji)
- [科目 kēmù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kemu)
- [科普 kēpǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kepu)
- [科学 kēxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kexue)
- [科研 kēyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keyan)
- [外科 wàikē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waike)

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