Chinese word

调课

Pronunciation

Pinyintiáo kè

Meaning

  • verbmove a class

Example

学校通知下周要调课，请查看新安排。xué xiào tōng zhī xià zhōu yào tiáo kè qǐng chá kàn xīn ān pái

The school announced that next week's classes would be moved, so please check the new schedule.

Illustration for 调课 (move a class)

More examples

因为考试，他请求调课到周五。yīn wèi kǎo shì tā qǐng qiú tiáo kè dào zhōu wǔ

Because of an exam, he asked to move the class to Friday.

Core concept

A scheduled class leaves its original time slot and takes another place on the timetable.

Common phrases

  • 需要调课xū yào tiáo kè

    need to reschedule a class

  • 可以调课吗ké yǐ tiáo kè ma

    may move the class

  • 临时调课lín shí tiáo kè

    temporarily reschedule a class

Similar words

调整tiáo zhěng: Make small changes to a schedule or order so it fits better.
更改gēng gǎi: Change an original date or piece of content to a different one.
改期gǎi qī: Change the date set for something to a different date.
换课huàn kè: Exchange one's own class for a class at another time or with another teacher.

Definition in Chinese

把某一节课或某门课程的上课时间由原定时段改到另一个日期或时间段。bǎ mǒu yì jié kè huò mǒu mén kè chéng de shàng kè shí jiān yóu yuán dìng shí duàn gǎi dào lìng yí gè rì qī huò shí jiān duàn

Word origin

调 (tiáo, "adjust") + 课 (kè, "class") forms a compound for shifting a class to a different scheduled time.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear "move the class" as changing its room, but this Chinese verb normally concerns when the class happens, so school notices using it call for attention to the timetable.

Other meanings

  • change the class scheduleverb

Opposites

  • 继续上课jì xù shàng kècontinue taking classverb

Related words

  • 调课手续tiáo kè shǒu xùclass-rescheduling procedurenoun
  • 调课记录tiáo kè jì lùclass-rescheduling recordnoun

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