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大学生

dà xué shēng · da xue sheng

Traditional 大學生

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. university student
  2. college student
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I want to be a college student

  1. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)都(dōu)是(shì)大学生(dàxuéshēng)吧(ba)？

    Look, those are all college students over there, right?

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，旁边(pángbiān)就是(jiùshì)大学(dàxué)。他们(tāmen)每天(měitiān)来(lái)这儿(zhèr)学习(xuéxí)。

    Yes, the university is right next door. They come here to study every day.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)大学生(dàxuéshēng)！

    I want to be a college student too!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)先(xiān)考试(kǎoshì)。

    Then you have to pass the exam first.

  5. Dengdeng

    考试(kǎoshì)？……那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)吧(ba)。

    An exam? …Then I'll just stay here and drink coffee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)哥(gē)哥(ge)是(shì)个(gè)大(dà)学(xué)生(sheng)。

My brother is a college student.

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

02

许(xǔ)多(duō)大(dà)学(xué)生(shēng)在(zài)课(kè)余(yú)时(shí)间(jiān)参(cān)加(jiā)社(shè)团(tuán)活(huó)动(dòng)。

Many college students participate in club activities in their spare time.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

学
xué

to learn; to study

生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

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