Chinese word

学年

Pronunciation

Pinyinxué nián

Meaning

  • nounschool year

Example

新的学年很快就要开始了。xīn de xué nián hěn kuài jiù yào kāi shǐ le

The new school year is about to begin.

Illustration for 学年 (school year)

More examples

下个学年他要去国外留学。xià gè xué nián tā yào qù guó wài liú xué

Next school year, he will go abroad to study.

Core concept

A school's yearly framework for classes, administration, and academic records.

Common phrases

  • 新学年xīn xué nián

    new school year

  • 下个学年xià gè xué nián

    next school year

  • 学年开始xué nián kāi shǐ

    school year begins

  • 学年结束xué nián jié shù

    school year ends

Similar words

年级nián jí: A student's level in school, based on the year of study.
学期xué qī: One of the periods into which a school year is divided.

Definition in Chinese

指学校为组织教学和管理而划分的一段年度时间，通常从开学到学年结束，用于安排课程和进行学业统计。zhǐ xué xiào wèi zǔ zhī jiào xué hé guán lǐ ér huà fēn de yí duàn nián dù shí jiān tōng cháng cóng kāi xué dào xué nián jié shù yòng yú ān pái kè chéng hé jìn xíng xué yè tǒng jì

Word origin

学 (xué, "study") + 年 (nián, "year") combines learning with a year to name the annual period organized by a school.

Usage tips

  • A school year often crosses the boundary between two calendar years, so its start and end dates can carry different calendar-year numbers.

Related words

  • 学年制xué nián zhìschool-year systemnoun
  • 学年末xué nián mòend of the school yearnoun

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