How to say “university” in Chinese
university
“University” in Chinese is 大学, dà xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大学 is read dà xué: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person with arms spread wide.
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大学”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大学. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你弟弟上大学了吗？nǐdìdishàngdàxuélemaIs your younger brother in university now?
- 我考上大学了！wǒkǎoshàngdàxuéleI got into university!
- 他是从这个大学毕业的。tāshìcóngzhègedàxuébìyèdeHe graduated from this university.
- 我明年大学毕业wǒmíngniándàxuébìyèI graduate from university next year.
- 他的儿子将要大学毕业了tādeérzijiāngyàodàxuébìyèleHis son is about to graduate from university.
- 他在大学研究中国历史tāzàidàxuéyánjiūZhōngguólìshǐHe researches Chinese history at university.
More words from the lesson “School and university”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “university” in Chinese?
“University” in Chinese is 大学, pinyin dàxué.
What does 大学 mean?
大学 (dàxué) means “university”.
How do you write 大学?
大学 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大学?
大学 is read dàxué. Tones: dà — fourth tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“university” in the lesson “School and university”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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