Chinese word

博士

Pronunciation

Pinyinbó shì

Meaning

  • noundoctorate

Example

我姐姐是博士。wǒ jié jiě shì bó shì

My older sister has a doctorate.

Illustration for 博士 (doctorate)

More examples

他已经获得了博士学位。tā yǐ jīng huò dé le bó shì xué wèi

He has already obtained a doctorate.

Core concept

A scholar whose long, advanced research leads to the highest academic degree.

Common phrases

  • 攻读博士学位gōng dú bó shì xué wèi

    work toward a doctorate

  • 获得博士学位huò dé bó shì xué wèi

    obtain a doctorate

  • 博士论文bó shì lùn wén

    doctoral dissertation

Similar words

硕士shuò shì: A person who holds a master's degree after completing a graduate program.
学者xué zhě: A person whose work centers on research and writing in an academic field.
教授jiào shòu: A teacher at a university or research institution who teaches and guides research.
专家zhuān jiā: A person highly skilled in a field who gives professional advice or performs specialized work.

Definition in Chinese

取得博士学位的人，通常在某一学科经过长期研究并通过论文答辩，具有最高学术学位。qǔ dé bó shì xué wèi de rén tōng cháng zài mǒu yì xué kē jīng guò cháng qī yán jiū bìng tōng guò lùn wén dá biàn jù yǒu zuì gāo xué shù xué wèi

Word origin

博士 (bóshì, "learned scholar") combines 博 (bó, "broad learning") with 士 (shì, "scholar"), and the old idea of a learned person developed into the modern academic title.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English doctor, this academic title does not by itself mean that the person works in medicine.

Opposites

Related words

  • 博士学位bó shì xué wèidoctoral degreenoun
  • 博士生bó shì shēngPhD studentnoun
  • 博士后bó shì hòupostdoctoral researchernoun

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