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上学 (shàng xué) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 1
上学 (shàng xué) is a Chinese word: to go to school. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 上学
动 dòng verb
to go to school
我每天早上七点去上学。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qù shàng xué
I go to school at 7 o'clock every morning.
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Word breakdown
上 shàng — to go to, to attend (directional verb indicating movement toward)
Words with this character (57)
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我上午有一个会议。
wǒ shàng wǔ yǒu yí gè huì yì
I have a meeting in the morning.
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我每天早上八点上班。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng bān
I go to work at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我们每天早上八点上课。
wǒ men měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng kè
We attend class at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上六点起床。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn qǐ chuáng
I get up at six o'clock every morning.
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我晚上要去看电影。
wǒ wǎn shang yào qù kàn diàn yǐng
I'm going to watch a movie in the evening.
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我们一起上去看看吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ shàng qù kàn kan ba
Let's go up together and take a look.
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他从楼下上来了。
tā cóng lóu xià shàng lái le
He came up from downstairs.
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我每天都上网看新闻。
wǒ měi tiān dōu shàng wǎng kàn xīn wén
I go online every day to read the news.
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书在桌子上面。
shū zài zhuō zi shàng miàn
The book is on the table.
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我喜欢在网上购物。
wǒ xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng gòu wù
I like to shop online.
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他还在路上，马上就到。
tā hái zài lù shang mǎ shang jiù dào
He's still on the way, will arrive soon.
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她买了一件新上衣。
tā mǎi le yī jiàn xīn shàng yī
She bought a new top.
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- 以 from, starting from (indicates a reference point)
- 上 up, above (indicates upward direction or higher value)
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十八岁以上的人可以投票。
shí bā suì yǐ shàng de rén kě yǐ tóu piào
People 18 years and above can vote.
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我马上就来。
wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái
I'll come immediately.
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这家公司提供上门维修服务。
zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng shàng mén wéi xiū fú wù
This company provides door-to-door repair service.
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我喜欢这个工作，加上工资也不错。
wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge gōng zuò jiā shàng gōng zī yě bù cuò
I like this job, plus the salary is also good.
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- 基 foundation, base (forms the base meaning of 'fundamental')
- 本 root, origin (reinforces the fundamental nature)
- 上 grammatical suffix (converts the adjective into an adverb)
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我基本上每天都锻炼。
wǒ jī běn shàng měi tiān dōu duàn liàn
I basically exercise every day.
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- 实 real, actual
- 际 situation, circumstance (combines with 实 to mean 'actual situation')
- 上 on, upon (forms adverbial suffix meaning 'in terms of')
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这道题看起来很难，实际上很简单。
zhè dào tí kàn qǐ lái hěn nán shí jì shàng hěn jiǎn dān
This problem looks difficult, but actually it's simple.
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现在很多会议都是线上举行的。
xiàn zài hěn duō huì yì dōu shì xiàn shàng jǔ xíng de
Nowadays many meetings are held online.
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你快点，还能赶上火车。
nǐ kuài diǎn hái néng gǎn shàng huǒ chē
Hurry up, you can still catch the train.
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他上下打量了我一番。
tā shàng xià dǎ liàng le wǒ yī fān
He looked me up and down.
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- 上 up, upward (indicating direction from local to remote/server)
- 传 to transmit, to transfer (the action of sending data)
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我需要上传这些照片到云端。
wǒ xū yào shàng chuán zhè xiē zhào piàn dào yún duān
I need to upload these photos to the cloud.
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太阳从东方上升。
tài yáng cóng dōng fāng shàng shēng
The sun rises from the east.
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房价又上涨了。
fáng jià yòu shàng zhǎng le
House prices have risen again.
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箭头向上指。
jiàn tóu xiàng shàng zhǐ
The arrow points upward.
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天上有很多星星。
tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xing
There are many stars in the sky.
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他第一次上台演讲很紧张。
tā dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng hěn jǐn zhāng
He was very nervous going on stage to speak for the first time.
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这家公司计划明年上市。
zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà míng nián shàng shì
This company plans to go public next year.
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他在网上买东西上当了。
tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xi shàng dàng le
He was deceived when buying things online.
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我们计划在五月上旬出发去旅行。
wǒ men jì huà zài wǔ yuè shàng xún chū fā qù lǚ xíng
We plan to depart for travel in early May.
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我需要向上级汇报这个问题。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng jí huì bào zhè ge wèn tí
I need to report this issue to my superior.
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他是一个很上进的学生。
tā shì yí gè hěn shàng jìn de xué shēng
He is a very motivated student.
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根据上述分析，我们可以得出结论。
gēn jù shàng shù fēn xī wǒ men kě yǐ dé chū jié lùn
Based on the aforementioned analysis, we can draw a conclusion.
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Example
成千上万的人参加了这次活动。
chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng
Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.
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Example
新总统明天上任。
xīn zǒng tǒng míng tiān shàng rèn
The new president takes office tomorrow.
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上半场结束时比分是1比0。
shàng bàn chǎng jié shù shí bǐ fēn shì yī bǐ líng
The score was 1-0 at the end of the first half.
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- 上 upper, above (indicating higher hierarchical position)
- 司 to manage, to oversee (indicating managerial role)
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我需要向上司汇报这件事。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng sī huì bào zhè jiàn shì
I need to report this matter to my superior.
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轮到你上场了。
lún dào nǐ shàng chǎng le
It's your turn to go on stage.
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这座建筑的上层是办公室。
zhè zuò jiàn zhù de shàng céng shì bàn gōng shì
The upper floors of this building are offices.
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- 上 to go to, to ascend to (indicating the action of going to one's position)
- 岗 post, station (one's work position or duty station)
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所有保安必须按时上岗。
suǒyǒu bǎo'ān bìxū ànshí shàng gǎng
All security guards must go on duty on time.
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我们需要把这个问题上报给总部。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè ge wèn tí shàng bào gěi zǒng bù
We need to report this issue to headquarters.
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这部电影下周上映。
zhè bù diàn yǐng xià zhōu shàng yìng
This film will be released next week.
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这个工厂位于河流的上游。
zhè ge gōng chǎng wèi yú hé liú de shàng yóu
This factory is located upstream of the river.
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这部经典歌剧将在国家大剧院上演。
zhè bù jīng diǎn gē jù jiāng zài guó jiā dà jù yuàn shàng yǎn
This classic opera will be performed at the National Theatre.
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吃太多辣的容易上火。
chī tài duō là de róng yì shàng huǒ
Eating too much spicy food easily causes internal heat.
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很多人看手机容易上瘾。
hěn duō rén kàn shǒu jī róng yì shàng yǐn
Many people easily become addicted to looking at their phones.
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飞机在城市上空飞过。
fēi jī zài chéng shì shàng kōng fēi guò
A plane flew over the city.
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电梯开始上行到十楼。
diàn tī kāi shǐ shàng xíng dào shí lóu
The elevator starts going up to the tenth floor.
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律师建议我们上诉。
lǜ shī jiàn yì wǒ men shàng sù
The lawyer advised us to appeal.
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政府决定上调最低工资标准。
zhèng fǔ jué dìng shàng tiáo zuì dī gōng zī biāo zhǔn
The government decided to raise the minimum wage standard.
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公司设定了加班时间的上限。
gōng sī shè dìng le jiā bān shí jiān de shàng xiàn
The company set an upper limit on overtime hours.
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这两支球队的水平不相上下，比赛非常激烈。
zhè liǎng zhī qiú duì de shuǐ píng bù xiāng shàng xià bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè
These two teams are evenly matched, so the game is very intense.
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皇上今天很高兴。
huáng shàng jīn tiān hěn gāo xìng
Your Majesty is very happy today.
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- 纸 paper (representing theoretical/written work)
- 上 on (indicates the location where discussion happens)
- 谈 discuss, talk about (theoretical discussion)
- 兵 military strategy, warfare (the subject of discussion)
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不要纸上谈兵，应该多实践。
bù yào zhǐ shàng tán bīng yīng gāi duō shí jiàn
Don't be an armchair strategist; you should practice more.
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他的年龄我说不上。
tā de nián líng wǒ shuō bu shàng
I can't say his age.
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- 锦 brocade; represents something already beautiful or valuable
- 上 on, upon; indicates the position where something is added
- 添 add, increase; the action of adding enhancement
- 花 flower; represents additional beauty or embellishment
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她的演讲已经很精彩了，配上精美的PPT更是锦上添花。
tā de yǎn jiǎng yǐ jīng hěn jīng cǎi le pèi shàng jīng měi de PPT gèng shì jǐn shàng tiān huā
Her speech was already excellent, and the beautiful PPT made it even better.
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- 雪 snow (representing the initial misfortune)
- 上 on top (indicating position)
- 加 add (the action of adding more trouble)
- 霜 frost (representing additional hardship)
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他生病了，雪上加霜的是还丢了工作。
tā shēng bìng le xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì hái diū le gōng zuò
He got sick, and to add insult to injury, he also lost his job.
学 xué — school, study
Words with this character (50)
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他在中学教英语。
tā zài zhōng xué jiāo yīng yǔ
He teaches English at middle school.
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这个中学生学习很努力。
zhè ge zhōng xué shēng xué xí hěn nǔ lì
This middle school student studies very hard.
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她是我高中的同学。
tā shì wǒ gāo zhōng de tóng xué
She is my high school classmate.
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他在大学学习中文。
tā zài dà xué xué xí zhōng wén
He studies Chinese at university.
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- 大 big, great (as part of 'university')
- 学 study, learning (as part of 'university')
- 生 student, person who studies
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他是一名大学生。
tā shì yī míng dà xué shēng
He is a college student.
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- 学 to learn; study (the core concept of acquiring knowledge)
- 习 to practice; to review (emphasizes repetition and practice)
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我每天都学习汉语。
wǒ měi tiān dōu xué xí hàn yǔ
I study Chinese every day.
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我的学校很大。
wǒ de xué xiào hěn dà
My school is very big.
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我是一个学生
wǒ shì yí gè xué shēng
I am a student
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我的孩子在小学读书。
wǒ de hái zi zài xiǎo xué dú shū
My child studies at elementary school.
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- 小 small, young (indicating elementary/primary level)
- 学 school, study (refers to the educational institution)
- 生 student, pupil (the person who studies)
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小学生应该早点睡觉。
xiǎo xué shēng yīng gāi zǎo diǎn shuì jiào
Elementary school students should go to bed early.
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我们下周一开学。
wǒ men xià zhōu yī kāi xué
We start school next Monday.
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新学期开始了。
xīn xué qī kāi shǐ le
The new semester has started.
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我们每天下午三点放学。
wǒ men měi tiān xià wǔ sān diǎn fàng xué
We finish school at 3 PM every afternoon.
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他数学很好。
tā shù xué hěn hǎo
He is very good at mathematics.
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她打算明年去美国留学。
tā dǎ suàn míng nián qù měi guó liú xué
She plans to study abroad in America next year.
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他是从美国来的留学生。
tā shì cóng měi guó lái de liú xué shēng
He is an international student from America.
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我的女儿明年入学。
wǒ de nǚ ér míng nián rù xué
My daughter will enroll in school next year.
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她获得了全额奖学金。
tā huò dé le quán é jiǎng xué jīn
She received a full scholarship.
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这所大学的学费很贵。
zhè suǒ dà xué de xué fèi hěn guì
This university's tuition is very expensive.
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他在艺术学院学习绘画。
tā zài yì shù xué yuàn xué xí huì huà
He studies painting at an art college.
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这所学校的教学质量很高。
zhè suǒ xué xiào de jiào xué zhì liàng hěn gāo
This school's teaching quality is very high.
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他的研究方法很科学。
tā de yán jiū fāng fǎ hěn kē xué
His research method is very scientific.
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我正在自学西班牙语。
wǒ zhèng zài zì xué xī bān yá yǔ
I am teaching myself Spanish.
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我喜欢化学课。
wǒ xǐ huan huà xué kè
I like chemistry class.
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她在大学学习医学。
tā zài dà xué xué xí yī xué
She studies medicine at university.
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他在大学学习哲学。
tā zài dà xué xué xí zhé xué
He studies philosophy at university.
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你需要修满120个学分才能毕业。
nǐ xū yào xiū mǎn yī bǎi èr shí gè xué fēn cái néng bì yè
You need to complete 120 credits to graduate.
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这份工作需要本科学历。
zhè fèn gōng zuò xū yào běn kē xué lì
This job requires a bachelor's degree.
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每个学年分为两个学期。
měi gè xué nián fēn wéi liǎng gè xué qī
Each academic year is divided into two semesters.
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他发表了一篇学术论文。
tā fā biǎo le yì piān xué shù lùn wén
He published an academic paper.
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数学是一门重要的学科。
shù xué shì yī mén zhòng yào de xué kē
Mathematics is an important discipline.
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他是一位著名的历史学者。
tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de lì shǐ xué zhě
He is a famous history scholar.
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她对中国古典文学很感兴趣。
tā duì zhōng guó gǔ diǎn wén xué hěn gǎn xìng qù
She is very interested in classical Chinese literature.
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很多学生希望升学到重点大学。
hěn duō xué sheng xī wàng shēng xué dào zhòng diǎn dà xué
Many students hope to enter key universities.
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她从小就很好学。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù hěn hào xué
She has been eager to learn since childhood.
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他是中国历史学会的会员。
tā shì zhōng guó lì shǐ xué huì de huì yuán
He is a member of the Chinese Historical Society.
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他获得了博士学位。
tā huò dé le bó shì xué wèi
He obtained a doctoral degree.
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新学员需要先了解基本规则。
xīn xué yuán xū yào xiān liǎo jiě jī běn guī zé
New students need to understand the basic rules first.
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这个教授很有学问。
zhè ge jiào shòu hěn yǒu xué wèn
This professor is very knowledgeable.
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政府鼓励社会力量办学。
zhèng fǔ gǔ lì shè huì lì liàng bàn xué
The government encourages social forces to run schools.
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- 勤 diligent, hardworking (emphasizes industrious attitude toward work)
- 工 work, labor (refers to the working component of the program)
- 俭 frugal, economical (emphasizes living frugally and saving money)
- 学 study, learn (refers to the educational/academic component)
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很多大学生通过勤工俭学来减轻家庭负担。
hěn duō dà xué shēng tōng guò qín gōng jiǎn xué lái jiǎn qīng jiā tíng fù dān
Many college students use work-study programs to reduce their family's burden.
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他是一位博学的教授。
tā shì yī wèi bó xué de jiào shòu
He is an erudite professor.
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他对国学很感兴趣，经常研读古代典籍。
tā duì guó xué hěn gǎn xìng qù jīng cháng yán dú gǔ dài diǎn jí
He is very interested in Chinese classical studies and often reads ancient classics.
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她因为生病耽误了学业。
tā yīn wèi shēng bìng dān wu le xué yè
She fell behind in her studies because of illness.
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他去年获得了学士学位。
tā qù nián huò dé le xué shì xué wèi
He obtained a bachelor's degree last year.
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- 学 study, learning - contributes the academic/educational aspect
- 子 person, one who - classical suffix referring to a person, adds formality
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这所大学培养了许多优秀学子。
zhè suǒ dà xué péi yǎng le xǔ duō yōu xiù xué zǐ
This university has cultivated many excellent students.
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这位教授学识渊博，深受学生尊敬。
zhè wèi jiào shòu xué shí yuān bó shēn shòu xué shēng zūn jìng
This professor has extensive learning and knowledge, and is deeply respected by students.
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- 学 study, learning; indicates systematic academic knowledge
- 说 speak, explain; indicates an articulated explanation or doctrine
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达尔文的进化学说改变了生物学。
Dá'ěrwén de jìn huà xué shuō gǎi biàn le shēng wù xué
Darwin's theory of evolution changed biology.
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她为了求学离开了家乡。
tā wèi le qiú xué lí kāi le jiā xiāng
She left her hometown to pursue her studies.
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这本书探讨了中国传统美学。
zhè běn shū tàn tǎo le zhōng guó chuán tǒng měi xué
This book explores traditional Chinese aesthetics.
Structure & writing
上 is a component in 4 characters
上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
学 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
⺍ is a component in 4 characters
冖 is a component in 32 characters
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子 is a component in 19 characters
Stroke order