就读

jiù dú

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to go to school

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 毕业 bì yè 毕业 bì yè graduation 结束学业，离开学校: graduation

Related words

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• 入学 rù xué 入学 rù xué to enter a school or college 强调进入学校开始学习的动作: to enter a school or college
• 求学 qiú xué 求学 qiú xué to seek knowledge 寻求学习机会，有积极追求之意: to seek knowledge

Synonyms

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• 上学 shàng xué 上学 shàng xué to go to school 日常使用，泛指去学校上课: to go to school

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used as 就读于 (jiù dú yú) + school/institution to indicate attending a specific school.

Formality

就读 is a formal term often used in written or official contexts, such as describing where someone is enrolled. In casual speech, 上学 is more common.

Child Words of 就读

• 就 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 读 读 dòu: comma
• 读 读 dú: to read out; to read aloud