Chinese word

停课

Pronunciation

Pinyintíng kè

Meaning

  • verbsuspend classes

Example

因为台风，学校停课了。yīn wèi tái fēng xué xiào tíng kè le

Because of the typhoon, classes were suspended.

Illustration for 停课 (suspend classes)

More examples

老师说下周不会停课，照常上课。lǎo shī shuō xià zhōu bú huì tíng kè zhào cháng shàng kè

The teacher said classes would not be suspended next week and would be held as usual.

Core concept

The organized stopping of lessons for a school or part of it, usually for a limited time.

Common phrases

  • 个别班级停课gè bié bān jí tíng kè

    individual classes are suspended

  • 因疫情停课yīn yì qíng tíng kè

    suspend classes due to an epidemic

  • 学校停课xué xiào tíng kè

    school suspends classes

Similar words

休课xiū kè: Not hold a scheduled class as planned.
停学tíng xué: Bar a student from attending school for a set period as a disciplinary measure.
休讲xiū jiǎng: Cancel one particular lecture because of the lecturer's circumstances.

Definition in Chinese

因自然灾害、疾病或其他原因，学校暂时停止正常上课安排，全校或部分年级在此期间不上课。yīn zì rán zāi hài jí bìng huò qí tā yuán yīn xué xiào zàn shí tíng zhǐ zhèng cháng shàng kè ān pái quán xiào huò bù fèn nián jí zài cǐ qī jiān bú shàng kè

Word origin

停 (tíng, "stop") + 课 (kè, "class") forms the idea of putting organized lessons on hold.

Usage tips

  • In everyday notices, this word usually covers a school or grade-level shutdown, so the scope is broader than one individual lesson.

Other meanings

  • cancel classesverb
  • cancel a classverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 停课通知tíng kè tōng zhīclass suspension noticenoun

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