百科全书

• Pinyin: bǎi kē quán shū
• Desglose de hanzi: 百 = hundred; 科 = subject; 全 = complete; 书 = book

Significado

Enciclopedia; obra de referencia completa.

A reference work containing articles on many subjects or many aspects of one subject. Used literally for encyclopedias and figuratively to describe someone extremely knowledgeable.

Ejemplos

1. 小时候家里有一套百科全书，我经常翻着看。
2. 他简直是个活百科全书，什么问题都能回答。
3. 维基百科可以说是互联网时代的百科全书。

Guía de uso

Contexto: education, reference

Tono: informative

Correcto

• 他是我们的活百科全书。(He's our walking encyclopedia.)
• 查一下百科全书。(Look it up in the encyclopedia.)

Incorrecto

• 把字典说成'百科全书' (Don't call a dictionary 百科全书 — dictionaries focus on words, encyclopedias on topics)

Origen e historia

百科 (hundred subjects) + 全书 (complete book). Together: a complete book on all subjects.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal