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小学

xiǎo xué · xiao xue

Traditional 小學

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. elementary school; primary school
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My old school

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)上(shàng)的(de)小学(xiǎoxué)。

    Dengdeng, look, that is the primary school I attended.

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)所(suǒ)小学(xiǎoxué)这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)？

    This primary school is so small?

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)时候(shíhou)我(wǒ)也(yě)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)，觉得(juéde)它(tā)特别(tèbié)大(dà)。

    I was small then too, and it felt huge.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)还(hái)记得(jìde)小学(xiǎoxué)的(de)老师(lǎoshī)吗(ma)？

    Do you still remember your primary school teacher?

  5. Liangliang

    记得(jìde)，她(tā)说(shuō)我(wǒ)是(shì)班里(bānlǐ)最(zuì)爱(ài)睡觉(shuìjiào)的(de)学生(xuésheng)。

    Yes. She said I was the student who loved sleeping the most.

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01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)想(xiǎng)念(niàn)我(wǒ)小(xiǎo)学(xué)的(de)老(lǎo)师(shī)。

I miss my elementary school teachers.

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

02

在(zài)小(xiǎo)学(xué)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，她(tā)常(cháng)常(cháng)被(bèi)老(lǎo)师(shī)骂(mà)。

When she was in elementary school, the teacher often scolded her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ver · English by DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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小
xiǎo

small; tiny

学
xué

to learn; to study

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