上课

shàng kè

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to go to class
2. to attend class
3. to go to teach a class

Word relationships

Antonyms

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下课

xià kè

to finish class

上课意味着开始上课，下课意味着结束课程。

Related words

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上学

shàng xué

to go to school

上学强调去学校学习，上课则强调进入课堂上课。

教书

jiāo shū

to teach (in a school)

教书是教师的活动，上课既可以指学生听课，也可以指教师教课。

听讲

tīng jiǎng

to attend a lecture

听讲是上课时学生的行为，专注于听老师讲课。

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with time expressions: 几点上课？(What time does class start?). Can be used with 给: 给三年级上课 (teach a class to third grade).

Common mistakes

Avoid using 上课 when you mean 'start school' in general; use 上学 for attending school regularly. 上课 refers specifically to attending a class session.

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 1+ HSK 3.0 Level 1+ 6 min

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Reading: shàng kè Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 2+ HSK 3.0 Level 2+ 6 min

以前 and 以后

Say before class, after work, before coming, and after eating with natural sequence words.

Reading: shàng kè Open guide

Example Sentences

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我上课时认真记笔记。

I take careful notes in class.

我每天八点上课。

I have class at eight every day.

他每天都要上课。

He has to go to class every day.

我们在教室里上课。

We have class in the classroom.

我今天不想去上课，所以刷了一节课。

I didn't want to go to class today, so I skipped a class.

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