停学 (tíng xué) — to be suspended from school (by the school); to drop out of school or take a leave from school (voluntarily)
Definition
停学 means 'to be suspended from school' — used both for a disciplinary suspension by the school and for voluntarily dropping out or taking leave (often due to financial or personal reasons).
verb
to be suspended from school (by the school)to drop out of school or take a leave from school (voluntarily)
Examples
- 。Tā yīn wèi dǎ jià bèi xué xiào tíng le xué.He was suspended from school for fighting.
- 停学。Hěn duō shān qū de hái zi yīn wèi jiā lǐ qióng bù dé bù tíng xué.Many children in mountainous areas have to drop out of school because their families are poor.
- 停学，。Tā jué dìng tíng xué yì nián, xiān chū qù gōng zuò zǎn qián.He decided to take a year off from school and go work to save money first.
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