学校

• 拼音: xué xiào
• 汉字拆解: 学 = to learn; 校 = 木 (wood/structure) + 交 (intersect/exchange, phonetic) — originally a wooden enclosure for training

含义

School. A general term for any educational institution, from primary school through university.

The most common word for 'school' in Chinese. Can refer to any level of formal education. Often paired with 上 to mean 'to attend school' (上学校 or simply 上学).

例句

1. 我的学校很大。
2. 她每天走路去学校。
3. 学校今天有运动会。

用法指南

语境: education, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你的学校在哪里？(Where is your school?)
• 我们学校有一千个学生。(Our school has a thousand students.)

错误说法

• 用'学校'专指大学。(Don't use 学校 to specifically mean university — say 大学 for that; 学校 is a general term for schools at all levels)

起源与历史

学 (to learn) + 校 (校 originally referred to a military training ground, later extended to any place of formal instruction). Together they mean a place where one comes to learn.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal