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小学 (xiǎo xué): Elementary school (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 1

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小学 consists of 2 characters.

小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

xiǎo小

small

学 • xué • to study, to learn, or knowledge • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

xué学

to study, to learn, or knowledge

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Pinyinxiǎo xué

Meaningelementary school; primary school

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 1

SyntaxNoun

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Example Sentences with 小学

wǒ我

de的

dì弟

di弟

zài在

xiǎo小

xué学

dú读

shū书

。

My younger brother studies in elementary school.

tā她

de的

nǚ女

ér儿

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué学

zhè这

suǒ所

xiǎo小

xué学

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

xué学

shēng生

wǒ我

mèi妹

mei妹

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué学

。

wǒ我

ér儿

zi子

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué学

le了

wǒ我

de的

dì弟

di弟

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué学

wǒ我

de的

wài外

shēng甥

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué学

wǒ我

de的

zhí侄

zi子

jīn今

nián年

gāng刚

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué

tā他

de的

ér儿

zi子

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué学

wǒ我

de的

sūn孙

zi子

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué学

le

了

。

Her daughter started elementary school this year.

。

This primary school has many students.

My younger sister is in elementary school this year.

。

My son started elementary school this year

。

My younger brother is starting elementary school this year.

le

了

。

My nephew started elementary school this year.

学

。

My nephew just started elementary school this year.

le

了

。

His son started elementary school this year.

le

了

。

My grandson started elementary school this year.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 小学.

Words with 小

小姐xiǎo jiěMiss; young lady
小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild
从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood
小时xiǎo shíhour
小孩儿xiǎo hái rchild; kid
小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
大小dà xiǎodimension

Words with 学

上学shàng xuéto go to school
中学zhōng xuémiddle school
同学tóng xuéschoolmate; classmate
大学Dà xuéuniversity; college
学习

xué xí

to learn; to study

学校xué xiàoschool

学生xué shengstudent

中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student