上课

• 拼音: shàng kè
• 汉字拆解: 上 = to go to/begin; 课 = 讠(speech) + 果 (fruit/result), meaning a lesson or course

含义

To attend class; to have a lesson. The standard expression for going to or being in class.

A verb-object compound used for attending or conducting a class. Used by both students (attending class) and teachers (teaching class). The opposite is 下课 (class is over/to dismiss class). Can be modified with subjects, e.g. 上中文课 (attend Chinese class).

例句

1. 我们九点上课。
2. 她在上课，不能接电话。
3. 今天上了三节课。

用法指南

语境: school, daily routine

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你今天几点上课？(What time is your class today?)
• 上课了，请安静。(Class is starting, please be quiet.)

错误说法

• 我上课在学校。(Wrong word order — say 我在学校上课, placing the location before the verb)

起源与历史

A verb-object compound of 上 (to attend/go to) and 课 (class/lesson), literally 'to go to class.'

文化背景

世代: Students and teachers

社会背景: Universal