考博

kǎobó

verb #68,323

Meanings

1 to sit for PhD entrance exams
2 to apply for doctoral programs

Characters

doctorate (from 博士)

Examples

HSK 5

他硕士毕业后决定考博。

Tā shuòshì bìyè hòu juédìng kǎobó.

After finishing his master's he decided to apply for a PhD.

HSK 7-9

考博比考研更难。

Kǎobó bǐ kǎoyán gèng nán.

Applying for a PhD is harder than applying for a master's.

Tips

usage

Parallel to 考研 (kǎoyán, sit master's entrance) and 考公 (kǎogōng, civil service exam). 博 is short for 博士 (doctoral).

Stroke Order

考 kǎo

博 bó