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学期

xué qī · xue qi

Traditional 學期

HSK 2Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. term
  2. semester
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The swimming term

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)学期(xuéqī)过(guò)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)。

    This term went by so fast.

  2. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)放假(fàngjià)了(le)，我(wǒ)在(zài)想(xiǎng)下学期(xiàxuéqī)学(xué)什么(shénme)。

    Holiday is near. I am thinking what to learn next term.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上学期(shàngxuéqī)不是(bùshì)学(xué)游泳(yóuyǒng)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you learn swimming last term?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)学会(xuéhuì)了(le)一件(yījiàn)事(shì)。

    Yes, but I only learned one thing.

  5. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    What thing?

  6. Dengdeng

    游泳池(yóuyǒngchí)里(lǐ)的(de)水(shuǐ)很(hěn)凉(liáng)。

    The water in the pool is very cold.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)在(zài)四(sì)月(yuè)底(dǐ)之(zhī)前(qián)交(jiāo)上(shàng)你(nǐ)的(de)学(xué)期(qī)报(bào)告(gào)。

You should turn in your term papers by the end of April.

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

02

这(zhè)个(ge)学(xué)期(qī)我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)两(liǎng)次(cì)考(kǎo)试(shì)。

We have two examinations during this term.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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学
xué

to learn; to study

期
qī

a period of time; phase

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