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攻读

gōng dú

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 攻讀

攻读 (gōng dú) means "to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 攻读 means

1. to major (in a field)
2. to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree

The characters in 攻读

• 攻gōngto attack; to accuse; to study
• 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)

Sounds the same

Read gōng dú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 工读(of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies)…

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