开学

kāi xué

HSK 3.0 Level 2 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. foundation of a University or College
2. school opening
3. the start of a new term

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 放学 fàng xué 放学 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day 开学 means school starts, 放学 means school ends for the day: to dismiss students at the end of the school day
• 放假 fàng jià 放假 fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation 放假 means to have a holiday or break, the opposite of school starting: to have a holiday or vacation

Related words

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• 入学 rù xué 入学 rù xué to enter a school or college 入学 means to enter a school or enroll, while 开学 refers to the start of a term: to enter a school or college
• 上课 shàng kè 上课 shàng kè to go to class 上课 means to attend class, which begins after 开学: to go to class

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 开学 for starting a lesson or class session; use 上课. 开学 refers to the start of a semester or school year.

Example Sentences

2 shown

我们学校九月一号 开学 。

Our school starts on September 1st.

4月8日 开学 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 342843)

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Child Words of 开学

• 学 学 xué: to learn
• 开 开 kāi: to open