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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

高等教育

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gāoděng jiàoyù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Higher Education/ˈhaɪ.ər ˌɛd.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"接受高等教育可以提高个人的职业竞争力。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Education at a college or university, where subjects are studied at an advanced or academic level.

    "She decided to pursue higher education after working in the industry for two years."
  2. 2

    Tertiary education comprising undergraduate and postgraduate study programs leading to academic degrees or professional diplomas.

    "Government funding for higher education has increased significantly over the past decade."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'higher' originates from Old English hīehsta and hēa, denoting elevated position or status, combined with 'education' from Latin ēducātiō ('a bringing up, training'), derived from ēdūcere ('to lead out'). Together, the phrase evolved in modern educational discourse to designate tertiary-level academic and professional learning institutions.

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