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学历 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xué lì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
学历是指一个人在学校或其他教育机构中完成的学习经历和获得的资格。
Xué lì shì zhǐ yī gè rén zài xué xiào huò qí tā jiào yù jī gòu zhōng wán chéng de xué xí jīng lì hé huò dé de zī gé.
Educational background refers to a person's learning experience and qualifications completed in schools or other educational institutions.
Context note
在找工作时，人们常常需要填写自己的学历信息。
Zài zhǎo gōng zuò shí, rén men cháng cháng xū yào tián xiě zì jǐ de xué lì xìn xī.
When looking for a job, people often need to fill in their educational background information.
5 examples
我的学历是大学本科。
wǒ de xué lì shì dà xué běn kē。
My educational background is a bachelor's degree.
她有一个很高的学历。
tā yǒu yí gè hěn gāo de xué lì。
She has a very high educational background.
学历不能代表一切。
xué lì bù néng dài biǎo yí qiè。
Educational background cannot represent everything.
他的学历是硕士。
tā de xué lì shì shuò shì。
His educational background is a master's degree.
我们需要查看你的学历证书。
wǒ men xū yào chá kàn nǐ de xué lì zhèng shū。
We need to check your educational background certificate.
5 mini stories
小明在填写表格时写下了自己的学历。他的学历是高中毕业。
xiǎo míng zài tián xiě biǎo gé shí xiě xià le zì jǐ de xué lì。 tā de xué lì shì gāo zhōng bì yè。
Xiaoming wrote down his educational background when filling out the form. His educational background is high school graduation.
老师告诉我们要努力学习，提高学历。这样将来会有更多机会。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men yào nǔ lì xué xí， tí gāo xué lì。 zhè yàng jiāng lái huì yǒu gèng duō jī huì。
The teacher told us to study hard and improve our educational background. This way we will have more opportunities in the future.
小红的学历是大学，她找到了一份好工作。她很高兴。
xiǎo hóng de xué lì shì dà xué， tā zhǎo dào le yí fèn hǎo gōng zuò。 tā hěn gāo xìng。
Xiaohong's educational background is university, and she found a good job. She is very happy.
爸爸说学历很重要，但品德更重要。我们要做一个好人。
bà bà shuō xué lì hěn zhòng yào， dàn pǐn dé gèng zhòng yào。 wǒ men yào zuò yí gè hǎo rén。
Dad said educational background is important, but character is more important. We should be good people.
在招聘会上，很多公司都要求高学历。小华决定继续读书。
zài zhāo pìn huì shàng， hěn duō gōng sī dōu yāo qiú gāo xué lì。 xiǎo huá jué dìng jì xù dú shū。
At the job fair, many companies require high educational background. Xiaohua decided to continue studying.