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开学 (kāi xué): school starts

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: school starts
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 2

Full definitions

school starts
(of a student) to start school
(of a semester) to begin
the start of a new term
(old) to found a school

Chinese explanation

指学校新学期开始，学生回到学校上课
也泛指学校开始上课的时期。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

to open (transitive or intransitive)

HSK 1

to learn

Example sentences

Our school starts on September 1st.

School is about to start; I need to prepare stationery.

On the first day of school, the students were all very excited.

Before university starts, freshmen must participate in military training.

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