How to say “semester” in Chinese
semester
“Semester” in Chinese is 学期, xué qī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
学期 is read xué qī: 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.
On the right, 月 “moon”.
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 “学期”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 学期. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 一年有两个学期yìniányǒuliǎnggexuéqīThere are two semesters in a year.
- 这学期我们有五门课程。zhèxuéqīwǒmenyǒuwǔménkèchéngWe have five courses this semester.
- 留学期间我认识了很多朋友liúxuéqījiān,wǒrènshilehěnduōpéngyouWhile studying abroad, I made lots of friends.
- 一个学年有两个学期yígexuéniányǒuliǎnggexuéqīA school year has two semesters.
- 我这学期选修了一门艺术课wǒzhèxuéqīxuǎnxiūleyìményìshùkèThis semester I took an art course as an elective.
More words from the lesson “Vacations and absences”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “semester” in Chinese?
“Semester” in Chinese is 学期, pinyin xuéqī.
What does 学期 mean?
学期 (xuéqī) means “semester”.
How do you write 学期?
学期 is 2 characters: 学 (xué) — study, learn; 期 (qī) — period, term. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 学期?
学期 is read xuéqī. Tones: xué — second tone, qī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“semester” in the lesson “Vacations and absences”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. 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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