Chinese word

学位

Pronunciation

Pinyinxué wèi

Meaning

  • noundegree

Example

他去年获得了学位。tā qù nián huò dé le xué wèi

He earned a degree last year.

Illustration for 学位 (degree)

More examples

她的学位论文题目很有创新性。tā de xué wèi lùn wén tí mù hěn yǒu chuàng xīn xìng

Her dissertation topic is very innovative.

Core concept

A formal academic standing earned through study, assessment, or research at a higher-education institution.

Common phrases

  • 获得学位huò dé xué wèi

    earn a degree

  • 授予学位shòu yǔ xué wèi

    award a degree

  • 博士学位bó shì xué wèi

    doctoral degree

  • 学位论文xué wèi lùn wén

    dissertation

  • 学士学位xué shì xué wèi

    bachelor's degree

Similar words

学历xué lì: A person's educational background and level of completed schooling.
文凭wén píng: A document certifying completion of a school or educational course.
学士xué shì: The degree granted for completing undergraduate university study.
博士bó shì: The highest academic degree, earned through advanced research.

Definition in Chinese

学位是高等院校或科研机构根据学生的学习、考试或科研成果评定并颁发的，用以表示在某一学术层次上具有的资格或称号，常见有学士、硕士和博士学位。xué wèi shì gāo děng yuàn xiào huò kē yán jī gòu gēn jù xué shēng de xué xí kǎo shì huò kē yán chéng guǒ píng dìng bìng bān fā de yòng yǐ biǎo shì zài mǒu yì xué shù céng cì shàng jù yǒu de zī gé huò chēng hào cháng jiàn yǒu xué shì shuò shì hé bó shì xué wèi

Word origin

学 (xué, "learning") + 位 (wèi, "place or rank") gives the compound the idea of placing a person's learning on an official academic scale.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use "degree" for temperature or angles as well as education, but 学位 (xuéwèi, "academic degree") is limited to the academic sense in Chinese.

Other meanings

  • bachelor's degreenoun
  • master's degreenoun
  • doctoratenoun

Related words

  • 学位证书xué wèi zhèng shūdegree certificatenoun
  • 学位论文xué wèi lùn wéndissertationnoun
  • 学士学位xué shì xué wèibachelor's degreenoun

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