博士(bó shì)

HSK 42 characters

doctor (as an academic degree)

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 博士 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 她正在攻读博士学位。

    tā zhèng zài gōng dú bó shì xué wèi

    She’s studying for her doctorate.

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