Hanzi
Traditional
學
Simplified
学

to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

xué

Bopomofo

ㄒㄩㄝˊ

Jyutping

hok6

Example sentences

上學 / 上学 shàngxué
他每天騎腳踏車上學。
他每天骑脚踏车上学。

He goes to school by bicycle every day.

自行車 / 自行车 zìxíngchē
我每天騎自行車去上學。
我每天骑自行车去上学。

I ride a bicycle to school every day.

中學 / 中学 zhōngxué
他在家附近的一所中學教書。
他在家附近的一所中学教书。

He teaches at a middle school near his house.

化學 / 化学 huàxué
他在大學主修化學。
他在大学主修化学。

He majored in chemistry in college.

成分 chéngfèn
科學家正在分析這種物質的化學成分。
科学家正在分析这种物质的化学成分。

Scientists are analyzing the chemical composition of this substance.

同學 / 同学 tóngxué
她是我高中同學。
她是我高中同学。

She is my high school classmate.

被 bèi
他的書被同學借走了。
他的书被同学借走了。

His book was borrowed by a classmate.

大學 / 大学 dàxué
他在北京讀大學。
他在北京读大学。

He studies at a university in Beijing.

時代 / 时代 shídài
大學時代是我最快樂的時光。
大学时代是我最快乐的时光。

My college days were my happiest times.

中學生 / 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng
這位中學生每天都騎腳踏車上學。
这位中学生每天都骑脚踏车上学。

This middle school student goes to school by bicycle every day.

Example Vocabulary

上學

shang4'xue2

to go to school; to attend school

中學

zhong1'xue2

middle school; high school

化學

hua4'xue2

chemistry

同學

tong2'xue2

classmate

大學

da4'xue2

university; college

中學生

zhong1'xue2'sheng1

middle school student; high school student

佛學

fo2'xue2

光學

guang1'xue2

入學

ru4'xue2

to enter a school; enrollment

初學者

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