博士 bóshì▶ médico

Stroke order

博士 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 博 — 12 strokes
• 士 — 3 strokes

Senses

1. doctor (as an academic degree)
2. (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
3. (old) court academician

Example sentences

• 他是一位博士。Tā shì yí wèi bóshì.He is a doctor (PhD).
• 我姐姐在读博士。Wǒ jiějie zài dú bóshì.My older sister is studying for a doctorate.

Related words

• 护士Enfermera; enfermero
• 硕士maestro
• 士兵soldados
• 女士Señora
• 博物馆Museo
• 人士Personaje

博士 is pronounced bóshì and means “médico”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 博士 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.