xué wèi
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他获得了博士学位。
Tā huòdéle bóshì xuéwèi.
He obtained a doctorate degree.
她正在攻读硕士学位。
Tā zhèngzài gōngdú shuòshì xuéwèi.
She is pursuing a master's degree.
我想要获得学士学位。
Wǒ xiǎng yào huòdé xuébǎi xuéwèi.
I want to obtain a bachelor's degree.
学位证 (xuéwèi zhèng)
degree certificate
学历 (xúélì)
educational background
无知 (wú zhī)
ignorance
愚蠢 (yú chǔn)
stupidity
The Chinese word 学位 (xuéwèi) for "academic degree" is composed of two characters: 学 (xué), meaning "study" or "learning", and 位 (wèi), meaning "position" or "rank". Together, these characters convey the idea of a level of attainment in education, or a rank achieved through academic study.The character 学 (xué) has a long history in Chinese, dating back to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC). It originally represented a person holding a bamboo slip, which was used for writing in ancient China. Over time, the character came to be used more broadly to represent the concept of learning or studying.The character 位 (wèi) also has a long history in Chinese, dating back to the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-256 BC). It originally represented a person standing on a platform, which was used to indicate a person's status or rank. Over time, the character came to be used more broadly to represent the concept of position or rank.When these two characters are combined to form 学位 (xuéwèi), they convey the idea of a level of attainment in education, or a rank achieved through academic study. In modern Chinese, 学位 is used to refer to academic degrees such as bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees.
