How to say “bachelor's degree program” in Chinese

本科
běnkē

bachelor's degree program

noun · HSK 4 · topic “University and goals”

“Bachelor's degree program” in Chinese is 本科, běn kē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

本科 is read běn kē: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

běn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
kē — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

本
běn — root; measure word: books

木 “tree” with a stroke at the root.

科
kē — branch, section; science

On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 斗 “measure”: measuring out grain and sorting it by kind.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “本科”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 本科. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 本科一般要读四年。běnkēyìbānyàodúsìniánA bachelor's degree usually takes four years.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “bachelor's degree program” in Chinese?

“Bachelor's degree program” in Chinese is 本科, pinyin běnkē.

What does 本科 mean?

本科 (běnkē) means “bachelor's degree program”.

How do you write 本科?

本科 is 2 characters: 本 (běn) — root; measure word: books; 科 (kē) — branch, section; science. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 本科?

本科 is read běnkē. Tones: běn — third tone, kē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“bachelor's degree program” in the lesson “Bachelor's, master's, doctorate”

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