学时

• 拼音: xué shí
• 汉字拆解: 学 = to study/learn; 时 = 日 (sun/day) + 寸 (inch/moment), time or hour

含义

Class hour; credit hour. A unit measuring the duration of instruction for a course.

One 学时 typically equals 45 to 50 minutes of instruction. Universities use 学时 to define how much time is officially allocated to a course. Closely related to 学分, though not always interchangeable.

例句

1. 这门课程共有四十八个学时，每周上三次课。
2. 实验课的学时比理论课少一些。
3. 按规定，完成这个项目需要一百二十个学时。

用法指南

语境: academic, education

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这门课一共多少学时？(How many class hours does this course have in total?)
• 本学期的教学计划规定了每门课的学时数。(The semester teaching plan specifies the number of class hours for each course.)

错误说法

• 把'学时'和'学分'混用 (Don't confuse 学时 with 学分 — 学时 measures hours of instruction, while 学分 measures the credit value of a course)

起源与历史

A compound of 学 (to study) and 时 (time/hour). Adopted as Chinese universities formalised course-load measurement in the twentieth century.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal