běn kē
undergraduate course; regular college course
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我正在读本科。
wǒ zhèngzài dú běnkē.
I am studying for a bachelor's degree.
他本科毕业了。
tā běnkē bìyè le.
He graduated from college.
本科教育很重要。
běnkē jiàoyù hěn zhòngyào.
Undergraduate education is very important.
学士 (xuébǎo)
bachelor
大学 (dàxué)
university
硕士 (shuòshì)
master's degree
博士 (bóshì)
doctorate
The Chinese word 本科 (běn kē) is composed of two characters: 本 (běn) and 科 (kē). The character 本 originally meant "root" or "origin", and later extended to mean "foundation" or "basis". The character 科 originally meant "branch" or "category", and later extended to mean "subject" or "field of study". Together, the two characters 本科 literally mean "root subject" or "basic subject". In the context of education, 本科 refers to the undergraduate level of study, which is the foundation for further studies or careers.
