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文凭

wénpíng

diploma; academic certificate

A person holds up a rolled diploma tied with a red ribbon
Memory picture

Characters in this word

文 wén

Strokes
4
Radical
文 — culture, literature, writing
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 文

凭 píng

Strokes
8
Radical
几 — small table
Made of
任 to trust, to rely on 几 small table
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 企业招聘若只看文凭,反而可能错过实践能力很强的人才。 Qǐyè zhāopìn ruò zhǐ kàn wénpíng, fǎn'ér kěnéng cuòguò shíjiàn nénglì hěn qiáng de réncái. If companies only look at diplomas when hiring, they may instead miss talent with strong practical ability.
  • 他花三年时间边工作边学习,终于拿到了文凭。 Tā huā sān nián shíjiān biān gōngzuò biān xuéxí, zhōngyú ná dàole wénpíng. He spent three years working and studying at the same time and finally got his diploma.
  • 光有文凭还不够,实际经验同样重要。 Guāng yǒu wénpíng hái bú gòu, shíjì jīngyàn tóngyàng zhòngyào. A diploma alone is not enough; practical experience is equally important.

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