上课 shàngkè to go to class
to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
How to remember 上课: 上 above + 课 lesson = to go to class.
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How it is used
- 'To have / attend class', and from the teacher's side 'to teach a class' - 现在上课 (xiànzài shàngkè) class is starting now.
- The session ending is 下课 (xiàkè). Splits like a verb-object: 上两节课 (shàng liǎng jié kè) have two class periods.
Example sentences
- 我下午三点上课。 Wǒ xiàwǔ sān diǎn shàngkè.I have a lesson at 3:00 p.m.
- 学校8点半开始上课。 Xuéxiào 8diǎnbàn kāishǐ shàngkè.School begins at 8:30 a.m.