博士
bó shìㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: BÁC SĨ
Traditional: 博士
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(noun)
doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D.
Degree ladder: 本科 (bachelor) → 硕士 (master) → 博士 (doctorate).
Examples
她在北京读博士。
tā zài běi jīng dú bó shì.
She is doing a PhD in Beijing.
我哥哥是化学博士。
wǒ gē ge shì huà xué bó shì.
My older brother has a PhD in chemistry.
读完博士要很多年。
dú wán bó shì yào hěn duō nián.
It takes many years to finish a doctorate.
Easily confused
- 医生 — 博士 reads 'bác sĩ' in Sino-Vietnamese but means PhD; a medical doctor is 医生 / 大夫.
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Stroke order
BÁC · 12 strokes
SĨ · 3 strokes