博
士

Doctor in Chinese: 博士 (bó shì)

bó shì

doctor

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1doctor
  2. 2court academician (in feudal China)
  3. 3Ph.D.

Stroke order

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博
士

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄛˊ

bó

ㄅ/ bㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 博士 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她取得了博士学位。

    tā qǔ dé le bó shì xué wèi。

    She received a doctor's degree.

  • 我正在在波士顿读博士。

    wǒ zhèng zài zài bō shì dùn dú bó shì。

    I'm in Boston going for my Ph.D. right now.

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Related words

护士

hù shi

nurse

硕士

shuò shì

master's degree

女士

nǚ shì

lady

士兵

shì bīng

soldier

巴士

bā shì

bus (loanword)

男士

nán shì

man

战士

zhàn shì

fighter

博客

bó kè

blog (loanword)

人士

rén shì

person

微博

wēi bó

microblogging

赌博

dǔ bó

to gamble

爵士

jué shì

knight

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