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大学

dà xué · da xue/Dà xué · da xue

Traditional 大學

HSK 1Measure word: 所 suǒ

Meaning

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dà xué 大學

  1. university
  2. college

Dà xué 大學

  1. the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書 / 四书 (Sì shū) in Confucianism
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What's best at university

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)哥哥(gēge)今年(jīnnián)大学(dàxué)毕业(bìyè)

    My brother graduates from university this year.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)在(zài)哪个(nǎge)大学(dàxué)读书(dúshū)？

    Which university does he study at?

  3. Dengdeng

    在(zài)北京(běijīng)的(de)一(yī)所(suǒ)大学(dàxué)。他(tā)说(shuō)大学(dàxué)的(de)食堂(shítáng)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)。

    A university in Beijing. He says the university canteen is the best.

  4. Liangliang

    大学(dàxué)里(lǐ)最好(zuìhǎo)的(de)东西(dōngxi)是(shì)食堂(shítáng)？

    The best thing at university is the canteen?

  5. Dengdeng

    他说(tāshuō)还有(háiyǒu)图书馆(túshūguǎn)，因为(yīnwèi)图书馆(túshūguǎn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)空调(kōngtiáo)。

    He says the library too, because it has air conditioning.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)大(dà)学(xué)里(lǐ)学(xué)的(de)是(shì)哲(zhé)学(xué)。

Tom studies philosophy at college.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by seltsameseeds · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)对(duì)于(yú)上(shàng)大(dà)学(xué)有(yǒu)一(yì)种(zhǒng)渴(kě)望(wàng)。

I feel a yearning for the university.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

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

学
xué

to learn; to study

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