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学时 meaning in English

xuéshí

class hour; period

HSK 4nounTraditional 學時15 strokes

Meaning of 学时

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xuéshí
  1. class hour
  2. period

How to use 学时

学时 is a formal word used by schools, universities, and training programs to count teaching hours in a course. It often appears with numbers and the word 课程 (kèchéng, course). Example: 这门课一共有三十二个学时。(Zhè mén kè yígòng yǒu sānshí'èr gè xuéshí.) This course has 32 class hours in total.

学时 combines 学 (xué, to study) and 时 (shí, time), so it is simply study time counted in units. Think of 小时 (xiǎoshí, hour) but for classes: one 学时 is one class hour on the school timetable.

Common mistake: Learners often treat 学时 as the same as 小时 (xiǎoshí), but a 学时 is a teaching period that is usually 45 or 50 minutes, not a full 60-minute hour. Also do not use 学时 for everyday time like "when I was a student". For that, say 上学的时候 (shàngxué de shíhou).

学时 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ大dà学xué时shí主zhǔ修xiū什shén么me？
What did you major in at college?
我wǒ小xiǎo孩hái子zi时shí，我wǒ放fàng学xué时shí打dǎ棒bàng球qiú了le。
When I was a little child, I used to play baseball after school.
他tā们men在zài小xiǎo学xué时shí就jiù是shì朋péng友yǒu了le。
They became friends in elementary school.
你nǐ还hái记jì得de我wǒ们men还hái在zài小xiǎo学xué时shí你nǐ和hé我wǒ一yì起qǐ去qù动dòng物wù园yuán那nà次cì吗ma？
Do you remember the time you and I went to the zoo together when you and I were in elementary school?
那nà首shǒu歌gē总zǒng是shì勾gōu起qǐ我wǒ中zhōng学xué时shí代dài的de回huí忆yì。
Every time I hear that song, I think of my high school days.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

时 shí · o'clock · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 学时.

时候shíhoutime; length of time
时间shíjiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
小时xiǎoshíhour
学校xuéxiàoschool
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
大学dàxuéuniversity; college
有时yǒushísometimes; now and then
学习xuéxíto learn; to study
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
同学tóngxuéto study at the same school; fellow student
上学shàngxuéto go to school; to attend school
学院xuéyuàncollege; educational institute

Questions about 学时

What does 学时 mean?

学时 (xuéshí) means "class hour; period" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 学时?

学时 is made of 2 characters: 学 (8 strokes), 时 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 学时 an HSK word?

Yes. 学时 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 学时 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 学时 is written 學時.

Can I use 学时 in casual conversation about my classes?

It sounds rather official. In daily talk people usually say 节课 (jié kè), as in 今天有四节课 (jīntiān yǒu sì jié kè), "I have four classes today". 学时 is more common in syllabi, course descriptions, and training requirements.

What is the difference between 学时 and 学分?

学时 counts how many class hours a course takes. 学分 (xuéfēn) means credits, the points you earn toward a degree. A course might have 32 学时 and be worth 2 学分.

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