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Definition
Undergraduate; a university student studying for a bachelor's degree.
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How it's used
Academic contexts in Hong Kong often use this term to distinguish students pursuing a bachelor's degree from those in postgraduate programs. While it is the standard formal term, students in casual conversation might simply say讀緊大學 or 大學生 to describe their status. It is rarely used in social settings outside of university administration or formal introductions.
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He is an undergraduate student at the university this year.
Are you still studying an undergraduate program?
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Common phrases
undergraduate program
Common mistake
Avoid using this term to refer to someone who has already graduated, as it specifically denotes current enrollment in a bachelor's program. If someone has finished their degree, use 大學畢業生 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
