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学校 xué xiào school / CL:所[suo3]
门派 mén pài sect / school (group of followers of a particular doctrine)
学院 xué yuàn college / educational institute / school / faculty / CL:所[suo3]
学堂 xué táng college / school (old)
流派 liú pài tributary (stream) / (fig.) school (of thought) / genre / style
附中 fù zhōng attached (or affiliated) secondary (or middle) school / abbr. for 附屬中學|附属中学[fu4 shu3 zhong1 xue2]
校方 xiào fāng the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities
积分 jī fēn integral (calculus) / accumulated points (in sports, at school etc) / total credits earned by student / bonus points in a benefit scheme
同学 tóng xué to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
毕业 bì yè graduation / to graduate / to finish school
小学 xiǎo xué elementary school / primary school / CL:個|个[ge4]
中学 zhōng xué middle school / CL:個|个[ge4]
高中 gāo zhōng senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
年度 nián dù year (e.g. school year, fiscal year) / annual
读书 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school
国语 Guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
作业 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate
语文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
研究所 yán jiū suǒ research institute / graduate studies / graduate school / CL:個|个[ge4]
初中 chū zhōng junior high school / abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
幼儿园 yòu ér yuán kindergarten / nursery school
学位 xué wèi academic degree / place in school
入学 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child
小学生 xiǎo xué shēng primary school student / schoolchild / CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / (fig.) beginner
纵横 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving / vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
专科 zhuān kē specialized subject / branch (of medicine) / specialized training school
上学 shàng xué to go to school / to attend school
办学 bàn xué to run a school
巨头 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot
中学生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student / high school student
中专 zhōng zhuān vocational secondary school / technical secondary school / trade school / abbr. for 中等專科學校|中等专科学校
倡导 chàng dǎo to advocate / to initiate / to propose / to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4]
医学院 yī xué yuàn medical school
开学 kāi xué foundation of a University or College / school opening / the start of a new term
少林 Shào lín the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
年级 nián jí grade / year (in school, college etc) / CL:個|个[ge4]
初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school
就读 jiù dú to go to school
初三 chū sān third year in junior middle school
国小 guó xiǎo elementary school (Tw) / abbr. for 國民小學|国民小学[guo2 min2 xiao3 xue2]
放学 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day
正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine
高职 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school
国中 guó zhōng junior high school (Tw) / abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2]
商学院 shāng xué yuàn business school / university of business studies
高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student
名校 míng xiào famous school
党校 dǎng xiào (political) party school
初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year
孕育 yùn yù to be pregnant / to produce offspring / to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) / fig. replete with (culture etc)
管理学院 guǎn lǐ xué yuàn school of management
复古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
法定代表人 fǎ dìng dài biǎo rén (law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc)
师范学院 shī fàn xué yuàn teacher's college / normal school
考勤 kǎo qín to check attendance (at school or workplace) / to monitor efficiency (of workers)
分校 fēn xiào branch of a school
儒家 Rú jiā Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
开课 kāi kè school begins / give a course / teach a subject
老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran
升学 shēng xué to enter the next grade school
校花 xiào huā the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3]) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen
私立 sī lì private (company, school etc)
高级中学 gāo jí zhōng xué senior high school / abbr. to 高中[gao1 zhong1]
教学楼 jiào xué lóu teaching block / school building
退学 tuì xué to quit school
军校 jūn xiào military school / military academy
里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower
驾校 jià xiào driving school / abbr. for 駕駛學校|驾驶学校
专科学校 zhuān kē xué xiào specialized school / college for professional training / polytechnic
公立 gōng lì public (e.g. school, hospital)
扣分 kòu fēn to deduct marks (when grading school work) / to have marks deducted / penalty points / to lose points for a penalty or error
法学院 fǎ xué yuàn law school
道家 Dào jiā Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC)
成绩单 chéng jì dān school report or transcript
就学 jiù xué to attend school
校庆 xiào qìng anniversary of the founding of a school
代表人物 dài biǎo rén wù representative individual (of a school of thought)
工学院 gōng xué yuàn school of engineering / college of engineering
研究生院 yán jiū shēng yuàn graduate school
校服 xiào fú school uniform
学风 xué fēng style of study / academic atmosphere / school discipline / school traditions
结业 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations
小三 xiǎo sān mistress / the other woman (coll.) / grade 3 in elementary school
管子 Guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 / (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 / of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
补习 bǔ xí to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
学派 xué pài school of thought
辍学 chuò xué to drop out of school / to leave off studying / to interrupt one's studies
大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade
中招 zhōng zhāo senior high school enrollment
古文 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject
校舍 xiào shè school building
新学期 xīn xué qī new school term
贵校 guì xiào your school (honorific)
算术 suàn shù arithmetic / sums (mathematics as primary school subject)
课余 kè yú after school / extracurricular
技校 jì xiào vocational high school / abbr. for 技工學校|技工学校[ji4 gong1 xue2 xiao4] / abbr. for 技術學校|技术学校[ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]
独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own
始祖 shǐ zǔ primogenitor / founder of a school or trade
技工学校 jì gōng xué xiào vocational high school / abbr. to 技校[ji4 xiao4]
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