学校 xuéxiào school
How to remember 学校: 学 learn + 校 school = school.
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How it is used
- General 'school' of any level - 去学校 (qù xuéxiào) go to school.
- Refers to the institution/place; the act of attending is 上学 (shàngxué). Measure word is 所 (suǒ).
Example sentences
- 学校离我家很远。 Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn.The school is far away from my home.
- 我家离学校很近。 Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.My house is very close to school.
- 他离开家去学校。 Tā líkāi jiā qù xuéxiào.He left home and went to school.
- 学校里很安静。 Xuéxiào li hěn ānjìng.It's very quiet inside the school.