How to say “education” in Chinese
education (level)
“Education” in Chinese is 学历, xué lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
学历 is read xué lì: 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
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
Inside, 力 lì hints at the sound.
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 “学历”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 学历. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 学历史难不难？xuélìshǐnánbunánIs studying history hard?
More words from the lesson “Résumé and internship”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “education” in Chinese?
“Education” in Chinese is 学历, pinyin xuélì.
What does 学历 mean?
学历 (xuélì) means “education (level)”.
How do you write 学历?
学历 is 2 characters: 学 (xué) — study, learn; 历 (lì) — go through; calendar. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 学历?
学历 is read xuélì. Tones: xué — second tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“education” in the lesson “Résumé and internship”
This word is from the topic “Work” 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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