大五

dàwǔ

noun

Meanings

1 fifth-year undergraduate
2 student who stays an extra year in university

Characters

university year

Examples

HSK 3

大五的学长比我们还紧张找工作。

Dàwǔ de xuézhǎng bǐ wǒmen hái jǐnzhāng zhǎo gōngzuò.

The fifth-year seniors are even more anxious about job hunting than we are.

HSK 7-9

我延毕了，现在是大五。

Wǒ yánbì le, xiànzài shì dàwǔ.

I delayed graduation, so now I'm a fifth-year.

Tips

culture

Chinese bachelor's degrees are standardly four years (大一 through 大四). 大五 is campus slang for an undergrad who delayed graduation (延毕) to prepare for postgrad exams (考研), civil service exams, or a better job offer.

Stroke Order

大 dà

五 wǔ