How to say “go to school” in Chinese
go to school
“Go to school” in Chinese is 上学, shàng xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
上学 is read shàng 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 stroke above a line.
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 “上学”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 上学. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天晚上学校有新年晚会。jīntiānwǎnshangxuéxiàoyǒuxīnniánwǎnhuìThere's a New Year's gala at school tonight.
More words from the lesson “School and university”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go to school” in Chinese?
“Go to school” in Chinese is 上学, pinyin shàngxué.
What does 上学 mean?
上学 (shàngxué) means “go to school”.
How do you write 上学?
上学 is 2 characters: 上 (shàng) — top, on; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 上学?
上学 is read shàngxué. Tones: shàng — fourth tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go to school” 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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