---
title: "Benke Meaning: 本科 (běnkē) Means “undergraduate”"
description: "本科 (běnkē) means “undergraduate (course); bachelor's degree”. Hear its tones, see what 本 and 科 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benke"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 本科 mean?

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本科 běnkē

## undergraduate (course); bachelor's degree

## Its characters

1. 本 běn root
2. 科 kē branch of study

## In a sentence

她本科读的是数学。 She studied math as an undergraduate.

[More about 本科](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%AC%E7%A7%91)

## More words with 本 or 科

- [版本 bǎnběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banben)
- [本地 běndì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bendi)
- [本来 běnlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benlai)
- [本领 běnlǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benling)
- [本能 běnnéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benneng)
- [本钱 běnqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benqian)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [本色 běnsè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bense)
- [本身 běnshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benshen)
- [本事 běnshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benshi)

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