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开学

kāixué

(of a student) to start school
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01 · MEANING

开学

开学 (kāixué) is an HSK 2 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is (of a student) to start school; depending on context, it can also mean (of a semester) to begin or (old) to found a school. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01(of a student) to start school
02(of a semester) to begin
03(old) to found a school
04the start of a new term
02 · EXAMPLES

开学

下周一开学。Xià zhōu yī kāi xué。

School starts next Monday.

学校下周开学。Xué xiào xià zhōu kāi xué。

School starts next week.

学校在四月十日开学。Xué xiào zài sì yuè shí rì kāi xué。

School begins on April the tenth.

03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

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