Meaning of 小学生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- primary school student
- schoolchild
- (fig.) beginner
Measure word: 個|个,名
How to use 小学生
小学生 is the everyday word for a primary school pupil, usually ages 6 to 12. Online and in casual speech it can also tease someone as a beginner or as childish. Example: 我弟弟是小学生。(Wǒ dìdi shì xiǎoxuéshēng.) My younger brother is a primary school student.
Break it into 小学 (xiǎoxué, primary school, literally "small learning") plus 生 (shēng, student). A 小学生 is a student of the small school, the youngest kids learning their first lessons.
Common mistake: Learners often split it as 小 + 学生 and think it means "a small student" of any school, but it specifically means a primary school student. A university student is 大学生 (dàxuéshēng), not a "big student".
小学生 in example sentences
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小 xiǎo · small · 3 strokes
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 小学生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | young lady; miss |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
Questions about 小学生
What does 小学生 mean?
小学生 (xiǎoxuéshēng) means "primary school student; schoolchild" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 小学生?
小学生 is made of 3 characters: 小 (3 strokes), 学 (8 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 小学生 an HSK word?
Yes. 小学生 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 小学生 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 小学生 is written 小學生.
What do you call middle school and high school students?
A middle school student is 初中生 (chūzhōngshēng) and a high school student is 高中生 (gāozhōngshēng). 中学生 (zhōngxuéshēng) covers both together.
Is calling an adult 小学生 rude?
It can be. When used about an adult, it usually suggests they are naive, childish, or a total beginner, so it is a light insult or a joke. Use it only with friends who will take it as teasing.