科普

• Pinyin: kē pǔ
• Hanzi breakdown: 科 = 禾 (grain) + 斗 (measure) — science; 普 = 並 (together) + 日 (sun) — universal, spread

Meaning

Popular science; science popularization.

Short for 科学普及 — making scientific knowledge accessible to the general public. Can be noun (科普读物 popular science books) or verb (给你科普一下 let me explain the science). Collocates with 文章 (article), 视频 (video), 知识 (knowledge).

Examples

1. 这个博主专门做科普视频，把复杂的科学知识讲得通俗易懂。 This blogger specializes in popular science videos, explaining complex scientific knowledge in simple terms.
2. 让我给你科普一下为什么天是蓝的。 Let me give you a science lesson on why the sky is blue.
3. 科普工作对提高公众科学素养非常重要。 Science popularization work is very important for improving public scientific literacy.

Usage Guide

Context: education, media, everyday

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 这是一个科普频道。(This is a popular science channel.)
• 让我科普一下。(Let me give you a science lesson.)

Don't Say

• 这篇科普文章太专业了，看不懂。(If it's too technical to understand, it's not good 科普 — the whole point is accessibility)

Origin & History

科(学) (science) + 普(及) (spread widely). Abbreviation of 科学普及.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal