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博士

bóshì
noun HSK 5 #661

Meanings

  1. 1 doctor (academic degree)
  2. 2 PhD

Characters

博
bó
broad; extensive
士
shì
scholar; person

Examples

她正在读博士。
Tā zhèngzài dú bóshì.
She is doing her PhD.
他是哈佛大学的博士。
Tā shì Hāfó Dàxué de bóshì.
He has a PhD from Harvard.
博士论文写完了吗?
Bóshì lùnwén xiě wán le ma?
Have you finished your doctoral thesis?

Tips

usage
学士 (xuéshì, bachelor's), 硕士 (shuòshì, master's), 博士 (bóshì, doctorate). The progression: 本科 → 硕士 → 博士.
usage
读博 (dú bó) is the casual way to say 'doing a PhD.' 博士后 (bóshì hòu) = postdoc.

Stroke Order

博 bó
士 shì

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