本科 (běn kē) — undergraduate program; bachelor's degree (attributive)
Definition
本科 refers to the undergraduate program itself (often used as an attributive before 专业, 课程, 学位). 学士 names the degree or the person who holds it, not the program.
noun
undergraduate programbachelor's degree (attributive)
Examples
- 。Tā zhèng zài dú běn kē.He is currently studying for his bachelor's degree.
- 本科。Zhè ge běn kē zhuān yè hěn nán shēn qǐng.This undergraduate major is very hard to apply for.
- 本科。Wǒ míng nián kě yǐ ná dào běn kē xué wèi.I can get my bachelor's degree next year.
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