<p>点 here means "site". Like 网点。 They could have many sites or different kinds of sites, one of them is 光学硕士点.</p>

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dan
<p>点 can means a location or place, example: 售后点</p>

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Fangxing
<p>点 means a unit here.</p>

<p>This 点 is the same as the one in 地点 or 景点.</p>

<p>In this case, it is a place that they can confer Master's degrees.</p>

<p>Usually, it is a department of a university, which is also an organization (组织) or a unit (单位).</p>

<p>A 硕士点 is authorized by the government that it can authorize a master's degree to the students.</p>

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  <p><a href="http://terms.naer.edu.tw/detail/1313197/?index=8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">碩士點</a>係指經授權後能自行授予碩士學位的學科或專業 <strong>單位</strong> （一般為 <strong>學系</strong> ）。</p>
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<p>I walk past this sign on the way to the lab:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bAR0P.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bAR0P.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>If I understand correctly, it says something like <em>the optics Master's lab (?) was founded in 1984 by the supervisor Guoguang Mu.</em></p>

<p>I'm interested in the bottom sentence:</p>

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  <p>光学硕士点 (guāngxué shuòshì diǎn)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Which translates to:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%85%89%E5%AD%A6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">光学</a> (guāngxué) = optics</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%A1%95%E5%A3%AB" rel="nofollow noreferrer">硕士</a> (shuòshì) = Master's (as in "Master's degree" and "Master's student")</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%82%B9" rel="nofollow noreferrer">点</a> (diǎn) = dot</li>
</ul>

<p>I'm confused as to why 点 is in this sentence.  In context it seems to mean "lab", but I would expect other words to mean lab.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: Why is 点 in 光学硕士点?</p>

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site.   You understand it exactly.
Daniel Yang
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点 means a place or degree. like: 报名点(registry), 代售点(agency), 起点(starting point), 燃点(burning temperature), etc.
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Why is 点 in 光学硕士点?
# Why is 点 in 光学硕士点?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-11)

I walk past this sign on the way to the lab:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/bAR0P.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/bAR0P.jpg)

If I understand correctly, it says something like *the optics Master's lab (?) was founded in 1984 by the supervisor Guoguang Mu.*

I'm interested in the bottom sentence:

> 光学硕士点 (guāngxué shuòshì diǎn)

Which translates to:

* [光学](http://dict.cn/%E5%85%89%E5%AD%A6) (guāngxué) = optics
* [硕士](http://dict.cn/%E7%A1%95%E5%A3%AB) (shuòshì) = Master's (as in "Master's degree" and "Master's student")
* [点](http://dict.cn/%E7%82%B9) (diǎn) = dot

I'm confused as to why 点 is in this sentence. In context it seems to mean "lab", but I would expect other words to mean lab.

**Question**: Why is 点 in 光学硕士点?

**Tags:** usage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: site.   You understand it exactly.  
> **username_2**: 点 means a place or degree. like: 报名点(registry), 代售点(agency), 起点(starting point), 燃点(burning temperature), etc.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2017-09-11. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

点 means a unit here.

This 点 is the same as the one in 地点 or 景点.

In this case, it is a place that they can confer Master's degrees.

Usually, it is a department of a university, which is also an organization (组织) or a unit (单位).

A 硕士点 is authorized by the government that it can authorize a master's degree to the students.

> [碩士點](http://terms.naer.edu.tw/detail/1313197/?index=8)係指經授權後能自行授予碩士學位的學科或專業 **單位** （一般為 **學系** ）。


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-09-11. Score: 1

点 here means "site". Like 网点。 They could have many sites or different kinds of sites, one of them is 光学硕士点.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-09-11. Score: 1

点 can means a location or place, example: 售后点


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