How to say “school year” in Chinese
school year
“School year” in Chinese is 学年, xué nián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
学年 is read xué nián: 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.
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 “学年”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 学年. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 一个学年有两个学期yígexuéniányǒuliǎnggexuéqīA school year has two semesters.
More words from the lesson “Campus and dorm”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “school year” in Chinese?
“School year” in Chinese is 学年, pinyin xuénián.
What does 学年 mean?
学年 (xuénián) means “school year”.
How do you write 学年?
学年 is 2 characters: 学 (xué) — study, learn; 年 (nián) — year. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 学年?
学年 is read xuénián. Tones: xué — second tone, nián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“school year” 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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