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

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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+ 7 min

Separable Verbs 睡觉, 上课, 说话, 生病

Use everyday separable verbs like 睡觉, 上课, 上班, 说话 and 生病, and know what can go in the middle and what can’t follow them.

Reading: shàng kè Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 2+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 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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