Chinese word

学生会

Pronunciation

Pinyinxué shēng huì

Meaning

  • nounstudent council

Example

我们学校有个学生会，很活跃。wǒ men xué xiào yǒu gè xué shēng huì hěn huó yuè

Our school has a student council, and it is very active.

Illustration for 学生会 (student council)

More examples

如果有问题，可以通过学生会向学校反映。rú guǒ yǒu wèn tí ké yǐ tōng guò xué shēng huì xiàng xué xiào fǎn yìng

If there is a problem, you can report it to the school through the student council.

Core concept

A shared student voice with an organized role in campus activities and school affairs.

Common phrases

  • 担任学生会干事dān rèn xué shēng huì gàn shì

    serve as a student council officer

  • 离开学生会lí kāi xué shēng huì

    leave the student council

Similar words

学生组织xué shēng zǔ zhī: Any group or organization formed by students at school.
社团shè tuán: A club where students regularly gather around a shared hobby or activity.
班委bān wěi: Students elected or chosen to represent and help manage their class.

Definition in Chinese

指学校内由学生组成、负责组织校园活动、维护学生权益并对外代表学生的自治或代表机构。zhǐ xué xiào nèi yóu xué shēng zǔ chéng fù zé zǔ zhī xiào yuán huó dòng wéi hù xué shēng quán yì bìng duì wài dài biǎo xué shēng de zì zhì huò dài biǎo jī gòu

Word origin

学生会 (xuéshēnghuì, "student council") combines 学生 (xuéshēng, "student") and 会 (huì, "association"), so its basic sense is an association through which students act collectively.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this term can cover both a formal representative body and a more activity-focused campus group, depending on local school practice.

Other meanings

  • student organizationnoun
  • student unionnoun

Opposites

  • 学校管理层xué xiào guán lǐ céngschool management teamnoun

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