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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 硕士

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
硕士 shuò shì - master's degree
- person who has a master's degree
- learned person

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 12,397 6,088 9,614

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
硕 shuò- (bound form) large; big
- (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士|硕士[shuo4shi4])
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 硕士

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
硕士 4 5 12,397 6,088 9,614
硕士生 - - 93,801 25,855 50,155