# 博士 (bóshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 博士 (bóshì) means “doctorate; PhD holder”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: doctorate; PhD holder
- Pinyin: bóshì (bo2 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 姐姐去年获得了博士学位。
  Jiějie qùnián huòdé le bóshì xuéwèi.
  My older sister earned her doctorate last year.

## Characters

- 博 (bó): abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain
- 士 (shì): member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old)

https://hanziro.com/word/bo-shi-doctorate/

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