深 shēn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 罙 deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
深造
shēnzào
to pursue advanced studies; to further one's education
Characters in this word
造 zào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 告 to tell, to inform, to announce
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他放弃高薪职位，去德国深造环境工程。 Tā fàngqì gāoxīn zhíwèi, qù Déguó shēnzào huánjìng gōngchéng. He gave up a high-paying position to pursue advanced study in environmental engineering in Germany.
- 毕业后她打算去北京深造，攻读硕士学位。 Bìyè hòu tā dǎsuàn qù Běijīng shēnzào, gōngdú shuòshì xuéwèi. After graduation she plans to go to Beijing for further study and pursue a master's degree.
- 公司赞助他去国外深造，学习先进的管理经验。 Gōngsī zànzhù tā qù guówài shēnzào, xuéxí xiānjìn de guǎnlǐ jīngyàn. The company sponsors him to go abroad for advanced study and learn up-to-date management experience.
Related words
- 深 shēn deep; dark
- 深刻 shēnkè deep; profound
- 深入 shēnrù in depth
- 深厚 shēnhòu deep; strong
- 深处 shēnchù deep place
- 深度 shēndù depth
- 深夜 shēnyè late night
- 博大精深 bódàjīngshēn broad and profound
- 根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted; ingrained
- 深奥 shēn'ào profound; abstruse
- 深沉 shēnchén deep; profound; reserved
- 深化 shēnhuà to deepen