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学期

xué qī
个 gè
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. term
  2. 2. semester

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
假期
jià qī

vacation

Vacation period between 学期 or terms.

Related words

1 item
学年
xué nián

academic year

A complete academic year, typically consisting of two 学期.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

学期 refers to a division of an academic year, not a single school day or week. Don't confuse with 上课时间 (class time).

Example Sentences

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这个 学期 我们学习汉语。
This semester we study Chinese.

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Child Words of 学期

学
xué

to learn

期
qī

a period of time