How to say “advance to the next level of school” in Chinese

升学
shēngxué

advance to the next level of school

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Studying”

“Advance to the next level of school” in Chinese is 升学, shēng xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

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

shēng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
xué — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

升
shēng — rise, go up

It is also a unit of volume — a liter. Sounds the same as 生 shēng.

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 “升学”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “advance to the next level of school” in Chinese?

“Advance to the next level of school” in Chinese is 升学, pinyin shēngxué.

What does 升学 mean?

升学 (shēngxué) means “advance to the next level of school”.

How do you write 升学?

升学 is 2 characters: 升 (shēng) — rise, go up; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 升学?

升学 is read shēngxué. Tones: shēng — first tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“advance to the next level of school” in the lesson “Levels of education”

This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. 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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