How to say “enroll” in Chinese

入学
rùxué

enroll (in school, college)

verb · HSK 4 · topic “University and goals”

“Enroll” in Chinese is 入学, rù xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

入学 is read rù xué: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

rù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
xué — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

入
rù — enter

Looks like 人, but here the right stroke is on top. The opposite of 出 “go out”.

学
xué — study, learn

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 “入学”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “enroll” in Chinese?

“Enroll” in Chinese is 入学, pinyin rùxué.

What does 入学 mean?

入学 (rùxué) means “enroll (in school, college)”.

How do you write 入学?

入学 is 2 characters: 入 (rù) — enter; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 入学?

入学 is read rùxué. Tones: rù — fourth tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“enroll” in the lesson “The gaokao and your major”

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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