Chinese word

小学生

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiǎo xué shēng

Meaning

  • nounelementary school student

Example

小学生在教室里认真听课。xiǎo xué shēng zài jiào shì lǐ rèn zhēn tīng kè

The elementary school student listens carefully in class.

Illustration for 小学生 (elementary school student)

More examples

小学生放学后去图书馆看书。xiǎo xué shēng fàng xué hòu qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū

The elementary school student goes to the library to read books after school.

Core concept

A school learner receiving the basic classroom education that begins a child's formal schooling.

Common phrases

  • 小学生上学xiǎo xué shēng shàng xué

    elementary school student attends school

  • 小学生放学xiǎo xué shēng fàng xué

    elementary school student leaves school

  • 小学生做作业xiǎo xué shēng zuò zuò yè

    elementary school student does their homework

Similar words

学生xué shēng: A person who studies at a school or other educational institution.
孩子hái zi: A child in everyday spoken language.
中学生zhōng xué shēng: A student in the middle school stage of education.

Definition in Chinese

在小学阶段学习并在校接受基础教育的学生。zài xiǎo xué jiē duàn xué xí bìng zài xiào jiē shòu jī chǔ jiào yù de xué shēng

Word origin

小 (xiǎo, "small") + 学 (xué, "study") form 小学 (xiǎoxué, "elementary school"), while 生 (shēng, "student") identifies someone enrolled in that school stage.

Usage tips

  • Chinese nouns often leave number to context, so this word can refer to one child or a whole group without changing its form.

Other meanings

  • pupilnoun

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