| 挂科 | guà kē | to fail (a course) |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for; to form (a bond or relationship); to pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on appearance |
| 毕业 | bì yè | graduation; to graduate; to finish school |
| 证 | zhèng | to admonish; variant of 證|证[zheng4] |
| zhèng | certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] | |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 科罗拉多 | Kē luó lā duō | Colorado |
| 大学 | dà xué | university; college; CL:所[suo3] |
| Dà xué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism | |
| 博尔德 | Bó ěr dé | Boulder, Colorado |
| 分校 | fēn xiào | branch of a school |
| 硕士 | shuò shì | master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person |
| 毕业 | bì yè | graduation; to graduate; to finish school |
| 证 | zhèng | to admonish; variant of 證|证[zheng4] |
| zhèng | certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] | |
| 文凭 | wén píng | diploma |