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研究生 (yán jiū shēng) — how to say "graduate student" in Chinese
研究生
Graduate student
noun
Character composition
研
to research
究
to study
生
student
Radicals / Keys
生
Life
#100 · shēng · 5 strokes
石
Stone
#112 · shí · 5 strokes
穴
Cave
#116 · xué · 5 strokes
Collocations
博士研究生
bóshì yánjiūshēng
doctoral student
读博士研究生
dú bóshì yánjiūshēng
to study for a doctorate
Examples
我姐姐在北京大学读研究生。
My older sister is studying as a graduate student at Peking University.
他是研究生。
He is a graduate student.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "graduate student" in Chinese?
"graduate student" in Chinese is 研究生 (yán jiū shēng).
研究生 meaning in English
研究生 (yán jiū shēng) means "Graduate student".
How is 研究生 pronounced?
It is pronounced yán jiū shēng (written as yan jiu sheng, yanjiusheng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "graduate student" in Chinese characters?
It is written 研究生: 研 has 9 strokes, 究 has 7 strokes, 生 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 研究生?
研究生 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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