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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 博士
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 博士 | bó shì | - doctor (as an academic degree) - (old) person specialized in a skill or trade - (old) court academician |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 661 | 4,190 | 6,121 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 博 | bó | - (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide - to win; to gain - to play; to gamble - learned; well-read - (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2shi4]) - (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2ke4]) |
| 博 | bó | - old variant of 博[bo2] |
| 士 | shì | - surname Shi |
| 士 | shì | - member of the senior ministerial class (old) - scholar (old) - bachelor - honorific - soldier - noncommissioned officer - specialist worker |
Other Words Containing 博士
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