Chinese

研究生

/jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
graduate student; postgraduate student (i.e. at a level above an undergraduate degree)
  • HSK 4

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  • characterChinese研 “to grind; to rub; to sharpen”
    • meaningChinese石 “stone; rock (Classifier: 嚿 c; 塊／块 c)”
    • soundChinese幵 “even, level”
      • ideaChinese干 “to concern; to be implicated in; implication”
  • characterChinese究 “to reach the end or limit; to exhaust”
    • meaningChinese穴 “hole”
    • soundChinese九 “nine”
  • characterChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
    • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
    • ideaChinese一 “one”

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