Definition & Meaning

1.go to school; attend school

2.begin primary school

Word usage

Words with shang xue

shàng xué

上 学

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1
v.go to school; attend school
- shuí gōng tā shàng xué
  谁供他上学？
  Who is paying for his schooling?
- wǒ xiǎng jì xù shàng xué
  我想继续上学。
  I want to continue my schooling.
- wǒ měi tiān zǎo chen qī diǎn zhōng shàng xué
  我每天早晨七点钟上学。
  I go to school at seven every morning.
antonym
fàng xué放学
2
v.begin primary school
- zhōng guó de ér tóng tōng cháng liù suì kāi shǐ shàng xué
  中国的儿童通常六岁开始上学。
  Chinese children usually start school at the age of six.
- bù guǎn nǐ xǐ huan bù xǐ huan nǐ děi shàng xué
  不管你喜欢不喜欢，你得上学。
  You've got to go to school, whether you like it or not.
- zhè ge hái zi shàng xué le méi yǒu
  这个孩子上学了没有？
  Has this child started school yet?
synonym
dú shū读书 rù xué入学 niàn shū念书 jiù xué就学

Word usage

Separable word
"上" and "学" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他从没上过学。
  He never went to school.
- 你孩子什么时候上的学?
  When did your child begin to go to school?
- 他一共上了六年学。
  He went to school for six years altogether.

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