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研究生

yán jiū shēng · yan jiu sheng

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. graduate student
  2. postgraduate student
  3. research student
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Thinking about graduate school

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)以后(yǐhòu)想(xiǎng)考(kǎo)研究生(yánjiūshēng)吗(ma)？

    Do you want to take the graduate school exam in the future?

  2. Dengdeng

    想(xiǎng)，但是(dànshì)研究生(yánjiūshēng)考试(kǎoshì)很难(hěnnán)。

    I do, but the graduate school exam is hard.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)姐姐(jiějie)去年(qùnián)考上了(kǎoshàngle)研究生(yánjiūshēng)，每天(měitiān)学习(xuéxí)十个(shígè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    My sister got into graduate school last year. She studied ten hours a day.

  4. Dengdeng

    十个(shígè)小时(xiǎoshí)？那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)先(xiān)去(qù)工作(gōngzuò)吧(ba)。

    Ten hours? Then I had better go to work first.

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，很多(hěnduō)人(rén)工作(gōngzuò)以后(yǐhòu)再(zài)考(kǎo)研究生(yánjiūshēng)。

    No worries. Many people work first and take the graduate exam later.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)睡觉(shuìjiào)，睡醒(shuìxǐng)再(zài)决定(juédìng)。

    OK, I'll go to sleep first and decide when I wake up.

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2 examples
01

大(dà)学(xué)毕(bì)业(yè)以(yǐ)后(hòu)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)考(kǎo)研(yán)究(jiū)生(shēng)。

After I graduate, I'd like to take the graduate school entrance examination.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bailujia · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)不(bú)是(shì)罗(luó)马(mǎ)大(dà)学(xué)的(de)研(yán)究(jiū)生(shēng)吗(ma)?

Isn't he a graduate student at the University of Rome?

Tatoeba: Chinese by bailujia · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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