How to say “doctorate” in Chinese
doctorate (PhD)
“Doctorate” in Chinese is 博士, bó shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
博士 is read bó shì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 十 “ten”. 博士 — “broadly learned”, that is, a doctorate.
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 “博士”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 博士. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她去年获得了博士学位。tāqùniánhuòdélebóshìxuéwèiLast year she earned a doctorate.
More words from the lesson “Bachelor's, master's, doctorate”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “doctorate” in Chinese?
“Doctorate” in Chinese is 博士, pinyin bóshì.
What does 博士 mean?
博士 (bóshì) means “doctorate (PhD)”.
How do you write 博士?
博士 is 2 characters: 博 (bó) — broad, rich; 士 (shì) — scholar, warrior. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 博士?
博士 is read bóshì. Tones: bó — second tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“doctorate” in the lesson “Bachelor's, master's, doctorate”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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