开学 meaning in English
(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin
Meaning of 开学
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (of a student) to start school
- (of a semester) to begin
- (old) to found a school
- the start of a new term
How to use 开学
开学 is used when a school term starts, often with a time word in front. It works like a verb, so you can say a date plus 开学. Example: 我们九月一号开学。(Wǒmen jiǔ yuè yī hào kāixué.) We start school on September 1st.
开 (kāi) means to open and 学 (xué) means study or school. When school opens its doors for study, the new term begins: 开学.
Common mistake: Learners often add an object and say 开学校 to mean the term starts, but 开学校 sounds like opening or founding a school. Just say 开学 on its own. Also keep 开 in the first tone, kāi, not kǎi.
开学 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 开学.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 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 |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
Questions about 开学
What does 开学 mean?
开学 (kāixué) means "(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin".
How do you write 开学?
开学 is made of 2 characters: 开 (4 strokes), 学 (8 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 开学 an HSK word?
Yes. 开学 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 开学 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 开学 is written 開學.
How do I say the opposite of 开学, when school ends for the holidays?
Use 放假 (fàngjià), to go on holiday. For the end of a term you can also say 放学 (fàngxué) for finishing classes for the day, or 期末 (qīmò) for the end of the term.
Can 开学 be used as a noun, like 'the start of term'?
Yes. Phrases like 开学第一天 (kāixué dì yī tiān), the first day of school, and 开学典礼 (kāixué diǎnlǐ), the opening ceremony, treat it like a noun.