学历 (xué lì) — educational background; academic qualifications | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

学历 refers to the qualifications you earned from school (diploma, degree level). Compare 学位 (the academic degree itself) and 简历 (the document listing your background).

noun

educational backgroundacademic qualifications

Examples

学历，。
Tā de xué lì hěn gāo, shì bó shì bì yè.
His educational background is very high; he graduated with a PhD.
学历。
Zhè jiā gōng sī zhāo pìn shí hěn kàn zhòng xué lì.
This company places great importance on academic qualifications when hiring.
学历。
Méi yǒu xué lì yě néng zhǎo dào hǎo gōng zuò.
You can still find a good job even without an educational background.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

历lìexperience

学 (study) and 历 (experience) combine to mean one's study experience.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

爻爻yáo
六六liù

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歷; 历 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 历 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (简历, 经历) it is 歷; in others (日历) it is 曆.

厤止歷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

厤

厤lì歷lì

Same sound today

The form 歷 pairs 止 with the sound part 厤.

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