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上学

shàng xué · shang xue

Traditional 上學

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to go to school
  2. to attend school
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Too close to be on time

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)怎么(zěnme)上学(shàngxué)？

    Dengdeng, how did you go to school as a child?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)骑(qí)自行车(zìxíngchē)上学(shàngxué)，要(yào)骑(qí)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    I rode a bike to school. It took twenty minutes.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)走路(zǒulù)上学(shàngxué)，五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)。

    I walked to school. It took only five minutes.

  4. Dengdeng

    你家(nǐjiā)真(zhēn)近(jìn)！我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)起(qǐ)得(de)很(hěn)早(zǎo)。

    Your home is so close! I got up very early every day.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)迟到(chídào)。

    But I was late every day.

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2 examples
01

不(bù)管(guǎn)他(tā)是(shì)上(shàng)学(xué)还(hái)是(shì)做(zuò)生(shēng)意(yì)，我(wǒ)不(bú)会(huì)反(fǎn)对(duì)。

Whether he studies or goes into business, I won't stop him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)你(nǐ)这(zhè)个(ge)礼(lǐ)拜(bài)每(měi)天(tiān)上(shàng)学(xué)都(dōu)迟(chí)到(dào)？

Why have you been late to school every day this week?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

学
xué

to learn; to study

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