大专 () — junior college (three-year vocational higher education); associate degree program

Definition

Short for 高等专科学校 — a two- or three-year vocational college below a 本科 bachelor's degree. Contrast with 大学 (full university) and 本科 (four-year bachelor's program).

noun
junior college (three-year vocational higher education)associate degree program
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Examples

  • 大专
    Tā dú wán dà hòu jiù zhí jiē gōng zuò le.
    After finishing junior college, he went straight to work.
  • 大专
    Zhè suǒ dà de jì suàn jī zhuān yè hěn yǒu míng.
    This junior college's computer science program is very famous.
  • 大专
    Hěn duō qǐ yè zhāo pìn shí yāo qiú dà yǐ shàng xué lì.
    Many companies require at least a junior college degree when recruiting.

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