入学 rùxué to enter a school or college
to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child
How to remember 入学: 入 enter + 学 learn = to enter a school or college.
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How it is used
- Verb-object: to enroll/start school - 孩子六岁入学 (háizi liù suì rùxué) children start school at age six.
- 入学考试 (rùxué kǎoshì) entrance exam and 入学通知书 admission letter are the key fixed phrases built on it.
- Different from 上学 (shàngxué), the everyday verb for "to go to school" day-to-day - 入学 specifically marks the moment of starting/enrolling.
Example sentences
- 他忙着准备入学考试。 Tā máng zhe zhǔnbèi rùxuékǎoshì.He is busy preparing for the entrance examination.
- 他在入学考试中失败了。 Tā zài rùxuékǎoshì zhōng shībài le.He failed the entrance exam.
- 我听说你通过了入学考试。恭喜你了！ Wǒ tīngshuō nǐ tōngguò le rùxuékǎoshì.gōngxǐ nǐ le!I hear you passed the entrance exam. Congratulations!