选修

• 拼音: xuǎn xiū
• 汉字拆解: 选 = 辶 (walk) + 巺 (choose), to select; 修 = 亻 (person) + 攸 (study), to take a course

含义

To take as an elective; elective course. A course that students choose rather than being required to take.

Academic term for optional courses students can choose based on interest. Contrasts with 必修 (required/compulsory). Common in high school and university contexts. The word functions both as a verb (to take an elective) and as an adjective (elective, optional).

例句

1. 下学期我打算选修一门西班牙语课。
2. 这门课是选修的，不是必修的。
3. 大学里有很多有趣的选修课可以选择。

用法指南

语境: education, university, academics

语气: informative

正确说法

• 你选修了什么课？(What elective courses did you take?)
• 这是一门受欢迎的选修课。(This is a popular elective course.)

错误说法

• 我选修了数学 when math is required (Use 选修 only for optional courses, not required ones)

起源与历史

Compound of 选 (select, choose) and 修 (study, take a course), meaning to select a course to study.

文化背景

世代: Students and academics

社会背景: Universal