休学 (xiū xué) — to suspend schooling (temporarily stop attending school while keeping enrollment)
Definition
休学 means to take a temporary, official leave from school — enrollment is kept but classes are paused. Contrast with 退学 (tuìxué), which is permanent withdrawal that ends enrollment.
verb
to suspend schooling (temporarily stop attending school while keeping enrollment)
Examples
- ，休学。Tā yīn wèi shēn tǐ bù hǎo, jué dìng xiū xué yì nián.He decided to suspend schooling for a year because of poor health.
- ，。Tā xiū le liǎng nián xué, qù guó wài lǚ xíng le.She took a two-year break from school and traveled abroad.
- 休学。Hěn duō xué shēng yīn wèi chuàng yè ér zàn shí xiū xué.Many students suspend schooling temporarily to start a business.
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