院士 yuànshì scholar
scholar; academician; fellow (of an academy)
怎么记住“院士”: 院 institute + 士 scholar = scholar.
汉字
用法
- An academician - an elected fellow of a top academy of sciences/engineering - 中科院院士 (Zhōngkēyuàn yuànshì) a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- The highest national academic honor/title in China; a term of great prestige, used before or after a name.
- Distinct from 教授 (professor) or 博士 (PhD) - 院士 is a rare, elite lifetime distinction.