How to say “student” in Chinese
student (of a course), trainee
“Student” in Chinese is 学员, xué yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
学员 is read xué yuán: 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 top, 口 “mouth”; below, 贝 “shell”.
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 “学员”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “student” in Chinese?
“Student” in Chinese is 学员, pinyin xuéyuán.
What does 学员 mean?
学员 (xuéyuán) means “student (of a course), trainee”.
How do you write 学员?
学员 is 2 characters: 学 (xué) — study, learn; 员 (yuán) — worker, member. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 学员?
学员 is read xuéyuán. Tones: xué — second tone, yuán — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“student” in the lesson “Admissions and places”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. 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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