硕士
shuòshì · HSK 5
M.A.
🎓 硕士 = big/eminent (硕) + scholar (士) — an eminent scholar, i.e. a Master
硕 means large or eminent; 士 is a scholar or learned person. Together 硕士 literally reads as eminent scholar, the Chinese term for a Master's degree holder. Compare 博士 (broad scholar = PhD) and 学士 (study scholar = Bachelor).