How to say “academic degree” in Chinese
academic degree
“Academic degree” in Chinese is 学位, xué wèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
学位 is read xué wèi: 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
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 立 “stand”.
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 “学位”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 学位. 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 “Levels of education”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “academic degree” in Chinese?
“Academic degree” in Chinese is 学位, pinyin xuéwèi.
What does 学位 mean?
学位 (xuéwèi) means “academic degree”.
How do you write 学位?
学位 is 2 characters: 学 (xué) — study, learn; 位 (wèi) — place; polite measure word. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 学位?
学位 is read xuéwèi. Tones: xué — second tone, wèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“academic degree” in the lesson “Levels of education”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. 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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