小学 (xiǎo xué) Definition & Meaning - What does 小学 mean in Chinese

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n.elementary school; primary school
- wǒ zài xiǎo xué dān rèn jiān zhí jiào shī zhù lǐ
  我在小学担任兼职教师助理。
  I work part-time as a classroom assistant in primary school.
- zhè shuō míng xiǎo xué jiào shī shù liàng yǐ jīng guò shèng le
  这说明小学教师数量已经过剩了。
  It means there're too many elementary school teachers already.
- zhè suǒ xiǎo xué yǒu duō shǎo xué shēng
  这所小学有多少学生？
  How many pupils does the school have?
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n.datedphilological studies(plural); scholarship that studies Chinese characters, glossaries, and phonology
- xiǎo xué bèi chēng wéi jīng xué de fù yōng
  小学被称为经学的附庸。
  Philological studies are called the appendages of Confucian classics.

common measure word
"小学" is often matched with measure word "个"or"所".
- 一个小学
  one primary school
- 一所小学
  one primary school

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