Meaning of 升学
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- to enter the next grade school
How to use 升学
升学 is used for moving up to a higher level of education, such as from middle school to high school or from high school to university. It often appears in phrases like 升学考试 (entrance exam) and 升学率 (rate of students going on to further study). Example: 他今年要升学了。(Tā jīnnián yào shēngxué le.) He is going on to the next level of school this year.
升 (shēng) means to rise or go up, and 学 (xué) means study or school. Put them together and you "rise up in school", moving from one level of schooling to the next.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 升学 (shēngxué) with 上学 (shàngxué). 上学 just means going to school or attending school every day, while 升学 means advancing to a higher school level. Also note 升 is first tone, not fourth tone like 上 (shàng).
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升 shēng · to ascend · 4 strokes
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 升学.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
Questions about 升学
What does 升学 mean?
升学 (shēngxué) means "to enter the next grade school".
How do you write 升学?
升学 is made of 2 characters: 升 (4 strokes), 学 (8 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 升学 an HSK word?
Yes. 升学 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 升学 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 升学 is written 升學.
Does 升学 mean moving up one grade, like from grade 3 to grade 4?
Usually no. Moving up a grade within the same school is 升级 (shēngjí) or 升年级. 升学 normally means entering a higher stage of schooling, like from junior high to senior high or to university.
What is 升学压力?
升学压力 (shēngxué yālì) means the pressure students feel to get into a good next-level school. It is a common phrase in news and everyday talk about education in China, often linked to entrance exams like the 高考 (gāokǎo).