上学 shàngxué to go to school
to go to school; to attend school
How to remember 上学: 上 above + 学 learn = to go to school.
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How it is used
- 'To go to / attend school' as a daily activity - 孩子该上学了 (háizi gāi shàngxué le) the kid should start school.
- Verb-object, so it can split: 上过学 (shàng guo xué) have been to school. Contrast 上课 (shàngkè), which is attending a specific class session.
Example sentences
- 你还在上学吗？ Nǐ hái zài shàngxué ma?Are you still in school?
- 因为我病了，所以没去上学。 Yīnwèi wǒ bìng le, suǒyǐ méi qù shàngxué.I didn't go to school because I got sick.
- 儿子已经到了上学的年龄。 Érzi yǐjīng dàole shàngxué de niánlíng.My son is old enough to start school.