How to say “scholarship” in Chinese

奖学金
jiǎngxuéjīn

scholarship

noun · HSK 4 · topic “University and goals”

“Scholarship” in Chinese is 奖学金, jiǎng xué jīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

奖学金 is read jiǎng xué jīn: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiǎng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
xué — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
jīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

奖
jiǎng — award, prize

On top, 将 jiāng without 寸: it hints at the sound. At the bottom, 大 “big”.

学
xué — study, learn

Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.

金
jīn — gold; money

On the side of a character it shrinks to 钅 “metal”: 银, 钱, 钢.

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 “奖学金”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 奖学金. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 她获得了学院的奖学金tāhuòdélexuéyuàndejiǎngxuéjīnShe won a scholarship from the school.
  • 获得奖学金的条件是什么?huòdéjiǎngxuéjīndetiáojiànshìshénmeWhat are the requirements for getting the scholarship?
  • 我想获得奖学金wǒxiǎnghuòdéjiǎngxuéjīnI want to win a scholarship.
  • 大学设立了新的奖学金dàxuéshèlìlexīndejiǎngxuéjīnThe university has set up a new scholarship.
  • 请问,奖学金什么时候发放?qǐngwèn,jiǎngxuéjīnshénmeshíhoufāfàngExcuse me, when will the scholarship be paid?

More words from the lesson “School, professor, scholarship”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “scholarship” in Chinese?

“Scholarship” in Chinese is 奖学金, pinyin jiǎngxuéjīn.

What does 奖学金 mean?

奖学金 (jiǎngxuéjīn) means “scholarship”.

How do you write 奖学金?

奖学金 is 3 characters: 奖 (jiǎng) — award, prize; 学 (xué) — study, learn; 金 (jīn) — gold; money. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 奖学金?

奖学金 is read jiǎngxuéjīn. Tones: jiǎng — third tone, xué — second tone, jīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“scholarship” in the lesson “School, professor, scholarship”

This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. 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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