Chinese word

大学生

Pronunciation

Pinyindà xué shēng

Meaning

  • nouncollege student

Example

你认识这个大学生吗？nǐ rèn shí zhè ge dà xué shēng ma

Do you know this college student?

Illustration for 大学生 (college student)

More examples

我认识那个大学生。wǒ rèn shí nà ge dà xué shēng

I know that college student.

Core concept

A learner defined by belonging to the university world rather than by a particular subject or year.

Common phrases

  • 那个大学生nà ge dà xué shēng

    that college student

  • 两个大学生liǎng gè dà xué shēng

    two college students

Similar words

学生xué shēng: A learner enrolled at any level of school, including primary school, high school, and university.
同学tóng xué: A fellow student from the same school or class.

Definition in Chinese

就读于大学的在校生，强调作为大学学习者的身份，既可指本科生也可指研究生。jiù dú yú dà xué de zài xiào shēng qiáng diào zuò wéi dà xué xué xí zhě de shēn fèn jì kě zhǐ běn kē shēng yě kě zhǐ yán jiū shēng

Word origin

The compound 大学 (dàxué, "university") + 生 (shēng, "student") joins the setting with the person connected to it, so 大学生 (dàxuéshēng, "college student") means a current university learner.

Usage tips

  • The word alone does not show whether the learner is an undergraduate or a graduate student, so the year or study level supplies that extra detail when it matters.

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