How to say “credit” in Chinese

学分
xuéfēn

credit (academic)

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Studying and student life”

“Credit” in Chinese is 学分, xué fēn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

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

How to write it

学
xué — study, learn

Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.

分
fēn — minute; divide

On top, 八 “divide”; below, 刀 “knife”.

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 “学分”.

Examples

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

  • 这门课有两个学分zhèménkèyǒuliǎnggexuéfēnThis course is worth two credits.

More words from the lesson “Campus and dorm”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “credit” in Chinese?

“Credit” in Chinese is 学分, pinyin xuéfēn.

What does 学分 mean?

学分 (xuéfēn) means “credit (academic)”.

How do you write 学分?

学分 is 2 characters: 学 (xué) — study, learn; 分 (fēn) — minute; divide. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 学分?

学分 is read xuéfēn. Tones: xué — second tone, fēn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“credit” in the lesson “Campus and dorm”

This word is from the topic “Studying and student life” of HSK 5. 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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