(bó shì) - doctor (PhD), doctorate in Mandarin
bóshìTraditional: 博士
Translation
doctor (PhD), doctorate
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Word origin
A two-character word: 博 'broad, learned' (the ten radical 十 with 尃 fū as phonetic) plus 士 'scholar, gentleman' (a pictograph thought to depict an axe or a figure of standing). Together 博士 means a doctor in the sense of a PhD or learned scholar.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 博 (十 + 尃 fū phonetic) + 士 (scholar)
Stroke order
博
士
Examples
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She has a doctorate in history.
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He is studying for a PhD.
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She is a young doctor of philosophy.
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My teacher holds a doctorate.
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