上学

shàng xué

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to go to school
2. to attend school

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 下课 xià kè 下课 xià kè to finish class 时间概念: to finish class

Related words

2 items

• 学校 xué xiào 学校 xué xiào school 地点: school
• 上课 shàng kè 上课 shàng kè to go to class 具体行为: to go to class

Synonyms

1 item

• 读书 dú shū 读书 dú shū to read a book 学习活动: to read a book

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly paired with verbs like '去' (go) or '在' (be at): 去上学 (go to school), 在上学 (be at school).

Common mistakes

Learners often confuse '上学' (attending school) with '上课' (having a class). '上学' refers to the general activity of being a student, while '上课' means attending a specific class session.

Example Sentences

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我每天早上七点 上学 。

I go to school at seven every morning.

他每天都要 上学 。

He has to go to school every day.

我每天穿校服 上学 。

I wear the school uniform to school every day.

父母节衣缩食供他 上学 。

His parents lived frugally to send him to school.

我该去 上学 。

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Words Containing 上学

• 形而上学 形而上学 xíng ér shàng xué: metaphysics

Child Words of 上学

• 学 学 xué: to learn
• 上 上 shàng: on top