Chinese word

学校

Pronunciation

Pinyinxué xiào

Meaning

  • nounschool

Example

我每天早上八点去学校。wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng bā diǎn qù xué xiào

I go to school at eight every morning.

Illustration for 学校 (school)

More examples

老师在学校等学生。lǎo shī zài xué xiào děng xué shēng

The teacher is waiting for the students at school.

Core concept

The organized home of lessons, teachers, and students, understood as both a place and the institution running it.

Common phrases

  • 学校里xué xiào lǐ

    in the school

  • 去学校qù xué xiào

    go to school

  • 在学校zài xué xiào

    at school

Similar words

教室jiào shì: A room in a school where lessons take place.
校园xiào yuán: The whole school grounds, including its buildings and sports fields.
班级bān jí: A group of students who study together in the same lessons or schedule.

Definition in Chinese

学校指以教学为主要活动的组织或场所，包括教师、学生和课程设置。xué xiào zhǐ yǐ jiào xué wéi zhǔ yào huó dòng de zǔ zhī huò cháng suǒ bāo kuò jiào shī xué shēng hé kè chéng shè zhì

Word origin

学校 (xuéxiào, "school") joins 学 (xué, "learning") and 校 (xiào, "school"), using the activity and its institution together to name organized education.

Usage tips

  • In English, school can refer to the building, the institution, or the period of learning there, so context often supplies the intended sense.

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