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攻读

攻讀
gōngdú
verb HSK 7 #30,169

Meanings

  1. 1 to study intensively (for a degree)
  2. 2 to pursue (academic studies)

Characters

攻
gōng
to attack; to tackle
读
dú
to read; to study
Literally 'attack reading' — studying so hard it feels like a military campaign.

Examples

她正在攻读博士学位。
Tā zhèngzài gōngdú bóshì xuéwèi.
She is pursuing a doctoral degree.
他去美国攻读计算机科学硕士。
Tā qù Měiguó gōngdú jìsuànjī kēxué shuòshì.
He went to America to pursue a master's in computer science.

Tips

usage
攻读 is almost exclusively used with degrees: 攻读硕士/博士/学位. You wouldn't say 攻读一本书. For general intensive study, use 钻研 (zuānyán).

Stroke Order

攻 gōng
读 dú