博士后

博士後

bóshìhòu

noun #63,128

Meanings

1 postdoc
2 postdoctoral fellow
3 postdoctoral position

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Examples

他在清华做博士后研究。

Tā zài Qīnghuá zuò bóshìhòu yánjiū.

He's doing postdoctoral research at Tsinghua.

博士后站一般是两到三年。

Bóshìhòu zhàn yìbān shì liǎng dào sān nián.

A postdoc position is usually two to three years.

Tips

usage

Literally 'after doctorate'. Distinguish from 博士 (PhD, the person or the degree) — 博士后 is the post-PhD research position. Institutions call them 博士后流动站.

Stroke Order

博 bó

士 shì

后 hòu