博士

bóshì

noun HSK 4 #661

Meanings

1 doctor (academic degree)
2 PhD

Characters

broad; extensive

scholar; person

Examples

HSK 1

她正在读博士。

Tā zhèngzài dú bóshì.

She is doing her PhD.

HSK 5

博士论文写完了吗？

Bóshì lùnwén xiěwán le ma?

Have you finished your doctoral thesis?

HSK 7-9

他是哈佛大学的博士。

Tā shì Hāfó Dàxué de bóshì.

He has a PhD from Harvard.

Tips

usage

学士 (bachelor's), 硕士 (master's), 博士 (doctorate). The progression: 本科 → 硕士 → 博士.

usage

读博 is the casual way to say 'doing a PhD.' 博士后 = postdoc.

Stroke Order

博 bó

士 shì