Chinese word

课时

Pronunciation

Pinyinkè shí

Meaning

  • nounclass period

Example

今天下午有一个课时的补习。jīn tiān xià wǔ yǒu yí gè kè shí de bǔ xí

There is one period of tutoring this afternoon.

Illustration for 课时 (class period)

More examples

这门课每课时收费50元。zhè mén kè měi kè shí shōu fèi 50 yuán

This course charges 50 yuan per class period.

Core concept

The timetable's measuring stick for how much teaching a course occupies, from a single scheduled block to a larger allocation.

Common phrases

  • 一个课时yí gè kè shí

    one class period

  • 每课时měi kè shí

    per class period

Similar words

节jié: A single timetable period counted as part of a class schedule.
课kè: One organized lesson or classroom learning session.
堂táng: A spoken counting unit for lessons or classroom sessions.
小时xiǎo shí: A basic unit for measuring ordinary periods of time lasting 60 minutes.

Definition in Chinese

指学校或培训机构中用于计算授课时间的单位，表示某一课程占用的一个时间段或若干时间段的总和。zhǐ xué xiào huò péi xùn jī gòu zhōng yòng yú jì suàn shòu kè shí jiān de dān wèi biǎo shì mǒu yí kè chéng zhàn yòng de yí gè shí jiān duàn huò ruò gān shí jiān duàn de zǒng hé

Word origin

课 (kè, "lesson") names the teaching event and 时 (shí, "time") supplies its time measure, so their combination naturally became a school-planning unit.

Usage tips

  • A numeral before it usually measures planned instruction, so a course can have several of these without meaning that one classroom meeting lasts that long.

Other meanings

  • teaching hoursnoun

Related words

  • 课时费kè shí fèiclass-period feenoun
  • 课时数kè shí shùnumber of class periodsnoun
  • 课时制kè shí zhìclass-period systemnoun

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