硕士 meaning in English
master's degree; person who has a master's degree
Meaning of 硕士
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- master's degree
- person who has a master's degree
- learned person
How to use 硕士
硕士 is the everyday word for a master's degree and for the person who holds one. It often appears in phrases like 读硕士 (dú shuòshì, to study for a master's) and 硕士学位 (shuòshì xuéwèi, master's degree). Example: 她在北京读硕士。(Tā zài Běijīng dú shuòshì.) She is doing her master's in Beijing.
硕 (shuò) means big or great, and 士 (shì) is a scholar or person of skill, as in 战士 (zhànshì) and 男士 (nánshì). A 硕士 is a scholar who has gone big with their studies: a master's degree holder.
Common mistake: Learners often write 硕 with the 页 side but forget the 石 (stone) on the left, or confuse it with 顽 (wán) or 颈 (jǐng), which share the 页 side. Also keep 士 (shì) distinct from 土 (tǔ, earth): in 士 the top horizontal stroke is longer than the bottom one.
硕士 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
硕 shuò · great · 11 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
士 shì · scholar · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 硕士.
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady; madam |
| 士兵 | shìbīng | soldier |
| 护士 | hùshi | nurse |
| 战士 | zhànshì | fighter; soldier |
| 巴士 | bāshì | bus (loanword); motor coach |
| 男士 | nánshì | man; gentleman |
| 博士 | bóshì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 人士 | rénshì | person; figure |
| 爵士 | juéshì | knight; Sir |
| 绅士 | shēnshì | gentleman |
| 芝士 | zhīshì | (loanword) cheese |
| 士气 | shìqì | morale |
Questions about 硕士
What does 硕士 mean?
硕士 (shuòshì) means "master's degree; person who has a master's degree" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 硕士?
硕士 is made of 2 characters: 硕 (11 strokes), 士 (3 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 硕士 an HSK word?
Yes. 硕士 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 硕士 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 硕士 is written 碩士.
How do you say bachelor's and doctorate degrees, compared to 硕士?
A bachelor's degree is 学士 (xuéshì), and a doctorate is 博士 (bóshì). Together with 硕士 they form the three main degree levels, and a master's student is often called 硕士生 (shuòshìshēng) or 研究生 (yánjiūshēng).
Can 硕士 be used as a title before someone's name?
Not usually. Unlike 博士, which can follow a surname as a title, as in 王博士 (Wáng bóshì, Dr. Wang), 硕士 is normally used only to describe a person's degree, as in 他是硕士 (Tā shì shuòshì, He has a master's degree).