Writing
院士 (yuàn shì) — how to say "academician" in Chinese
院士
Academician
noun
Character composition
院
institute
士
scholar
Radicals / Keys
士
Scholar
#33 · shì · 3 strokes
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
Collocations
当选院士
dāngxuǎn yuànshì
be elected as an academician
科学院院士
kēxuéyuàn yuànshì
academician of the academy of sciences
Examples
这位院士在科学院工作。
This academician works at the academy of sciences.
他是院士。
He is an academician.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "academician" in Chinese?
"academician" in Chinese is 院士 (yuàn shì).
院士 meaning
院士 (yuàn shì) means "Academician".
How is 院士 pronounced?
It is pronounced yuàn shì (written as yuan shi, yuanshi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "academician" in Chinese characters?
It is written 院士: 院 has 9 strokes, 士 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 院士?
院士 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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