How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Science and technology”. The full topic holds 193 in the KoKo app: 77 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 49 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: science and technology

Experiment, energy, machine, research: the words of science and technology in Traditional Chinese.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Science and technology”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
酸	acid
分析	analysis
黑洞	black hole
計算	calculation
細胞	cell
電路	circuit
導體	conducting material
電流	current
差值	difference
發現	discovery
元素	element
次方	exponent
力量	force
氣體	gas
假設	hypothesis
儀器	instrument
研究室	laboratory
光	light
機器	machine
質量	mass
平均值	mean
測量值	measurement
金屬	metal
數值	number
生物體	organism
進展	progress
證據	proof
光線	ray
電阻	resistance
科學	science
固體	solid
物種	species
速度	speed
彈簧	spring
星星	star
統計數據	statistic
總和	sum
技術	technique
測試	to test
重量	weight

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
加速度	acceleration
加法	addition
面積	area
原子	atom
燃燒	combustion
曲線	curve
DNA	DNA
工程學	engineering
分數	fraction
發電機	generator
重力	gravity
氫	hydrogen
發明品	invention
雷射	laser
矩陣	matrix
機制	mechanism
分子	molecule
光學	optics
氧	oxygen
專利	patent
機率	probability
原型	prototype
火箭	rocket
樣本	sample
人造衛星	satellite
感測器	sensor
模擬	simulation
光譜	spectrum
定理	theorem
論證	to demonstrate
設計	to design
重現	to replicate
變數	variable
波動	wave
波長	wavelength

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
代數	algebra
小行星	asteroid
燒杯	beaker
生物科技	biotechnology
沸騰	boiling
圓周	circumference
凝結	condensation
核分裂	fission
摩擦	friction
齒輪	gear wheel
對數	logarithm
顯微鏡	microscope
奈米科技	nanotechnology
氧化	oxidation
粒子	particle
週期表	periodic table
滴管	pipette
滑輪	pulley
折射	refraction
平方根	square root
減法	subtraction
望遠鏡	telescope
試管	test tube
變壓器	transformer
無重力	weightlessness

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Science and technology”. The full topic holds 193 in the KoKo app: 77 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 49 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.