小学 xiǎoxué elementary school
elementary school; primary school
How to remember 小学: 小 small + 学 learn = elementary school.
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How it is used
- 'Primary / elementary school' - 上小学 (shàng xiǎoxué) attend primary school. Measure word 所.
- First rung of the ladder: 小学 → 中学 → 大学.
Example sentences
- 我念小学五年级。 Wǒ niàn xiǎoxué wǔ niánjí.I'm in the fifth grade in elementary school.