How to say “lesson” in Chinese
lesson
“Lesson” in Chinese is 课, kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
课 is read kè. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
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 “课”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 课. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天我有汉语课jīntiānwǒyǒuHànyǔkèI have Chinese class today.
- 你今天有课吗？nǐjīntiānyǒukèmaDo you have classes today?
- 我们几点上课wǒmenjǐdiǎnshàngkèWhat time is our class?
- 我一下课就回家。wǒyíxiàkèjiùhuíjiāAs soon as class is over, I go home.
- 你昨天为什么没来上课？nǐzuótiānwèishénmeméiláishàngkèWhy didn't you come to class yesterday?
- 我一下课就去教室找你wǒyíxiàkèjiùqùjiàoshìzhǎonǐAs soon as class is over, I'll come to the classroom to find you.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Studying Chinese”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lesson” in Chinese?
“Lesson” in Chinese is 课, pinyin kè.
What does 课 mean?
课 (kè) means “lesson”.
How do you write 课?
课 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 课?
课 is read kè. Tones: kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lesson” in the lesson “Studying Chinese”
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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