学位
Old HSK 6
学位 (xuéwèi) · academic degree
学位 (xuéwèi) means “academic degree”. It is written with 2 characters: 学 (to study) + 位 (measure word for people (polite)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 学位 is built
The characters
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
位 wèi · measure word for people (polite)
What 位 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: The place where a person 亻 stands 立 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她获得了博士学位。Tā huòdé le bóshì xuéwèi.She obtained a doctorate.
他正在读硕士学位。Tā zhèngzài dú shuòshì xuéwèi.He is studying for a master's degree.
Questions about 学位
What does 学位 mean?
学位 (xuéwèi) means “academic degree”.
How do you pronounce 学位?
学位 is pronounced xuéwèi.
Which HSK level is 学位?
学位 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 放学fàngxuéto finish school for the day
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 上学shàngxuéto go to school
- 同学tóngxuéclassmate
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 学习xuéxíto study
Learn 学位 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 207: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.