How to say “classmate” in Chinese

同学

tóngxué

classmate

noun · HSK 1 · topic “Meeting people”

“Classmate” in Chinese is 同学, tóng xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

tóng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

xué — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

同

tóng — same, together

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 “同学”.

Examples

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

我们以前是同学，后来他去了南方。wǒmenyǐqiánshìtóngxué,hòuláitāqùlenánfāngWe used to be classmates, and later he moved south.
明天有一个同学聚会，你来吗？míngtiānyǒuyígetóngxuéjùhuì,nǐláimaThere's a classmates' get-together tomorrow, are you coming?
全班同学都参加了比赛。quánbāntóngxuédōucānjiālebǐsàiThe whole class took part in the competition.
同学们陆续走进了教室tóngxuémenlùxùzǒujìnlejiàoshìMy classmates came into the classroom one after another.
新同学九月一号来学校报到。xīntóngxuéjiǔyuèyīhàoláixuéxiàobàodàoNew students arrive at the university on September 1.
请全体同学到操场集合。qǐngquántǐtóngxuédàocāochǎngjíhéAll students, please gather on the sports field.

More words from the lesson “Nice to meet you”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “classmate” in Chinese?

“Classmate” in Chinese is 同学, pinyin tóngxué.

What does 同学 mean?

同学 (tóngxué) means “classmate”.

How do you write 同学?

同学 is 2 characters: 同 (tóng) — same, together; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 同学?

同学 is read tóngxué. Tones: tóng — second tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“classmate” in the lesson “Nice to meet you”

This word is from the topic “Meeting people” 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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