学分

• 拼音: xué fēn
• 汉字拆解: 学 = 子 (child) + 冖 + 爻, to study/learn; 分 = 刀 (knife) + 八 (divide), to divide or share out

含义

Academic credit; credit hours. A unit measuring the value of a course towards a degree.

Used in university and vocational education to quantify how much a course contributes to a student's graduation requirements. Students must accumulate a set number of 学分 to graduate. 修学分 means to earn credits, and 学分制 refers to the credit-based system itself.

例句

1. 这门课一共有三个学分，需要认真完成所有作业。
2. 他因为缺课太多，有两门课的学分没有拿到。
3. 选修课和必修课的学分要求是不一样的。

用法指南

语境: academic, education

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这门课有多少学分？(How many credits is this course worth?)
• 他已经修够了毕业所需的学分。(He has already earned enough credits to graduate.)

错误说法

• 用'分数'来表示课程学分 (Don't use 分数 when you mean academic credits — 分数 refers to a score or grade, while 学分 refers specifically to credit hours)

起源与历史

A compound of 学 (to study) and 分 (to divide/share). The credit-hour concept was adapted from Western academic systems when Chinese universities modernised in the twentieth century.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal