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碩

简硕 · 繁碩

Mandarin · pinyin shuò

(bound form) large; big
(bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士 shuò shì)

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硕: shuò · great, eminent; large, big

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large; big
great; eminent
beautiful; fine
firm; stable
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 碩士／硕士 (shuòshì, “master's degree”)
a surname

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