HSK · Level 12
135 words
Chinese word
夜校
Pronunciation
Pinyinyè xiào
Meaning
- nounnight school
Example
他每周都去夜校上课。tā měi zhōu dōu qù yè xiào shàng kè
He goes to night school every week for classes.
More examples
很多上班族晚上在夜校学习技能。hěn duō shàng bān zú wǎn shàng zài yè xiào xué xí jì néng
Many office workers study skills at night school in the evening.
Core concept
An organized learning setting that moves schooling into the evening, often for adults whose days are already occupied.
Common phrases
去夜校上课qù yè xiào shàng kè
attend night school classes
在夜校学习zài yè xiào xué xí
learn at night school
夜校课程yè xiào kè chéng
night school curriculum
Similar words
夜间学校yè jiān xué xiào: A school that holds lessons at night, giving working people a place to continue their studies.
夜间课程yè jiān kè chéng: A class or course offered at night, often covering a subject for working adults.
Definition in Chinese
在晚间开设课程的学校或班级，通常面向希望补学业或进修的成年人。zài wǎn jiān kāi shè kè chéng de xué xiào huò bān jí tōng cháng miàn xiàng xī wàng bǔ xué yè huò jìn xiū de chéng nián rén
Word origin
夜校 (yèxiào, "night school") is a transparent compound of 夜 (yè, "night") and 校 (xiào, "school"), naming a school that operates after daytime hours.
Usage tips
- For everyday scheduling, the term usually points to classes after work, not necessarily lessons that continue late into the night.
Other meanings
- evening divisionnoun
Opposites
- 全日制学校quán rì zhì xué xiàofull-time schoolnoun
- 日间学校rì jiān xué xiàoday schoolnoun
Related words
- 夜校课程yè xiào kè chéngnight school curriculumnoun
- 夜校生yè xiào shēngnight school studentnoun