How to say “master's degree” in Chinese
master's degree
“Master's degree” in Chinese is 硕士, shuò shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
硕士 is read shuò 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, 石 “stone”; on the right, 页 “head”: originally “a big head”.
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 “硕士”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “master's degree” in Chinese?
“Master's degree” in Chinese is 硕士, pinyin shuòshì.
What does 硕士 mean?
硕士 (shuòshì) means “master's degree”.
How do you write 硕士?
硕士 is 2 characters: 硕 (shuò) — large, big; 士 (shì) — scholar, warrior. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 硕士?
硕士 is read shuòshì. Tones: shuò — fourth tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“master's degree” 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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