How to say “student” in Chinese
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“Student” in Chinese is 学生, xué sheng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
学生 is read xué sheng: 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.
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
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 “学生”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 学生. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我是学生wǒshìxuéshengI’m a student.
- 我们是学生wǒmenshìxuéshengWe’re students.
- 我们都是学生wǒmendōushìxuéshengWe're all students.
- 我弟弟是中学生wǒdìdishìzhōngxuéshēngMy younger brother is a secondary school student.
- 你是学生吗？nǐshìxuéshengmaAre you a student?
- 你是留学生吗？nǐshìliúxuéshēngmaAre you an international student?
More words from the lesson “I, you, he”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “student” in Chinese?
“Student” in Chinese is 学生, pinyin xuésheng.
What does 学生 mean?
学生 (xuésheng) means “student”.
How do you write 学生?
学生 is 2 characters: 学 (xué) — study, learn; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 学生?
学生 is read xuésheng. Tones: xué — second tone, sheng — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“student” in the lesson “I, you, he”
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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