How to say “university student” in Chinese
university student
“University student” in Chinese is 大学生, dà xué shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大学生 is read dà xué shēng: 3 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.
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
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 “大学生”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大学生. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 很多大学生报名当志愿者hěnduōdàxuéshēngbàomíngdāngzhìyuànzhěMany college students sign up as volunteers.
- 大学生活比中学自由多了dàxuéshēnghuóbǐzhōngxuézìyóuduōleCollege life is much freer than high school.
- 他已经被录取了，现在是一名准大学生。tāyǐjīngbèilùqǔle,xiànzàishìyìmíngzhǔndàxuéshēngHe's already been admitted: now he's a soon-to-be university student.
More words from the lesson “In class”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “university student” in Chinese?
“University student” in Chinese is 大学生, pinyin dàxuéshēng.
What does 大学生 mean?
大学生 (dàxuéshēng) means “university student”.
How do you write 大学生?
大学生 is 3 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 学 (xué) — study, learn; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大学生?
大学生 is read dàxuéshēng. Tones: dà — fourth tone, xué — second tone, shēng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“university student” in the lesson “In class”
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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