Meaning of 研究生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- graduate student
- postgraduate student
- research student
How to use 研究生
研究生 refers to master's or doctoral students in general, though in everyday speech it most often means a master's student. People say 读研究生 (dú yánjiūshēng) for doing a graduate degree, often shortened to 读研 (dú yán). Example: 她明年要读研究生。(Tā míngnián yào dú yánjiūshēng.) She is going to graduate school next year.
研究 (yánjiū) means to research, and 生 (shēng) means student, as in 学生 (xuéshēng). A 研究生 is literally a research student, someone who studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
Common mistake: Learners often read 究 with a third tone as jiǔ, like 九 or 酒, but it is first tone jiū. Also, 研究 is often lightly toned as yánjiu in speech, but 研究生 keeps a clear shēng at the end.
研究生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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研 yán · to grind · 9 strokes
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究 jiū · to dig into · 7 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 研究生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 研究生
What does 研究生 mean?
研究生 (yánjiūshēng) means "graduate student; postgraduate student" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 研究生?
研究生 is made of 3 characters: 研 (9 strokes), 究 (7 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 研究生 an HSK word?
Yes. 研究生 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say master's student and PhD student specifically?
A master's student is 硕士生 (shuòshìshēng) and a PhD student is 博士生 (bóshìshēng). Both fall under the general term 研究生.
What is the Chinese graduate entrance exam called?
It is called 考研 (kǎoyán), short for taking the 研究生 entrance exam. Many Chinese university seniors prepare for 考研 for a year or more.