Meaning of 学校
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- school
Measure word: 所
How to use 学校
学校 is the general word for a school of any level, and it often comes after a name or type, as in 小学 or 中学 for specific kinds. It is commonly used with 在 (zài) to say where someone is. Example: 我在学校。(Wǒ zài xuéxiào.) I am at school.
学 (xué) means to study, and 校 (xiào) has the wood radical 木 on the left, so picture a wooden building where people go to study. A place for 学 plus a building gives you 学校, school.
Common mistake: Learners often write 校 with the 扌 hand radical or confuse it with 较 (jiào, compare), which uses 车 on the left. Also keep 校 in the fourth tone, xiào, and do not mix it up with 笑 (xiào, laugh), which sounds the same.
学校 in example sentences
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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校 xiào · school · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 学校.
| 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 |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
Questions about 学校
What does 学校 mean?
学校 (xuéxiào) means "school" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 学校?
学校 is made of 2 characters: 学 (8 strokes), 校 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 学校 an HSK word?
Yes. 学校 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 学校 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 学校 is written 學校.
How do I say "go to school" in Chinese?
Use 上学 (shàngxué), as in 我每天上学 (Wǒ měitiān shàngxué), I go to school every day. You can also say 去学校 (qù xuéxiào), which focuses more on physically going to the school building.
Is 学校 used for university too?
Yes, 学校 can refer to any school, including a university, especially when you mean the institution in general. When you want to be specific, use 大学 (dàxué) for university or 学院 (xuéyuàn) for a college or institute.