Meaning of 学分
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- course credit
How to use 学分
学分 is used in universities and some high schools to talk about the credits you need to graduate. It often appears with verbs like 修 (xiū), to take a course, or 拿 (ná), to get. Example: 这门课有三个学分。(Zhè mén kè yǒu sān gè xuéfēn.) This course is worth three credits.
学分 combines 学 (xué), to study, with 分 (fēn), points or portions. Think of it as the points you earn for studying, which is exactly what a course credit is.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 分 as fèn, the fourth tone used in words like 部分 (bùfen) and 成分 (chéngfèn). In 学分 it is first tone, fēn, the same as in 分数 (fēnshù), score.
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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分 fēn · to divide · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 学分.
| 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 学分
What does 学分 mean?
学分 (xuéfēn) means "course credit" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 学分?
学分 is made of 2 characters: 学 (8 strokes), 分 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 学分 an HSK word?
Yes. 学分 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 学分 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 学分 is written 學分.
Does 学分 mean a grade or score on a test?
No. 学分 is the credit value of a course. A test score or grade is 分数 (fēnshù) or 成绩 (chéngjì).
How do you say you have not earned enough credits?
You can say 学分不够 (xuéfēn bú gòu), credits are not enough. For example, 我的学分不够，还不能毕业。(Wǒ de xuéfēn bú gòu, hái bù néng bìyè.) I do not have enough credits to graduate yet.