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研究生 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say yán jiū shēng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
研究生表示继续深造的学生。
yán jiū shēng biǎo shì jì xù shēn zào de xué shēng。
研究生 means a postgraduate student.
Context note
研究生常用于大学、专业和学习阶段。
yán jiū shēng cháng yòng yú dà xué 、 zhuān yè hé xué xí jiē duàn。
研究生 is often used with universities, majors, and study stages.
5 examples
她是研究生。
tā shì yán jiū shēng。
She is a postgraduate student.
研究生要做研究。
yán jiū shēng yào zuò yán jiū。
Postgraduate students need to do research.
他想考研究生。
tā xiǎng kǎo yán jiū shēng。
He wants to enter graduate school.
这个学校有很多研究生。
zhè ge xué xiào yǒu hěn duō yán jiū shēng。
This school has many postgraduate students.
研究生课程很忙。
yán jiū shēng kè chéng hěn máng。
Postgraduate courses are busy.
5 mini stories
哥哥现在是研究生。
gē ge xiàn zài shì yán jiū shēng。
My older brother is now a postgraduate student.
她为了当研究生很努力。
tā wèi le dāng yán jiū shēng hěn nǔ lì。
She worked hard to become a postgraduate student.
研究生要读很多书。
yán jiū shēng yào dú hěn duō shū。
Postgraduate students need to read many books.
老师介绍了研究生生活。
lǎo shī jiè shào le yán jiū shēng shēng huó。
The teacher introduced postgraduate life.
他毕业后想继续读研究生。
tā bì yè hòu xiǎng jì xù dú yán jiū shēng。
After graduation, he wants to continue as a postgraduate student.