Writing
博士 (bóshì) — how to say "doctor" in Chinese
博士
Doctor (PhD)
noun
Character composition
博
extensive, doctor
士
scholar, person
Radicals / Keys
士
Scholar
#33 · shì · 3 strokes
十
Ten
#24 · shí · 2 strokes
Collocations
博士毕业
bóshì bìyè
graduate with a PhD
博士学位
bóshì xuéwèi
doctoral degree
读博士
dú bóshì
study for a PhD
Examples
我哥哥在大学工作，他是一位法律博士。
My older brother works at a university, he is a Doctor of Law.
他是博士。
He is a PhD.
Frequently asked questions
Doctor in Chinese language
"doctor" in Chinese is 博士 (bóshì).
博士 meaning in English
博士 (bóshì) means "Doctor (PhD)".
How to pronounce doctor in Chinese?
It is pronounced bóshì (written as boshi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "doctor" in Chinese characters?
It is written 博士: 博 has 12 strokes, 士 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 博士?
博士 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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