升学 (shēng xué) — to move up to the next level of schooling, to enter a higher school
Definition
升学 means continuing on to the next stage of school (e.g. high school, university). It focuses on advancing between levels, unlike 入学 which is entering school for the first time.
verb
to move up to the next level of schoolingto enter a higher school
Easily confused
Examples
- 升学。Hěn duō xué shēng wèi le shēng xué ér nǔ lì fù xí.Many students study hard in order to move up to the next level of schooling.
- 升学。Zhè suǒ xué xiào de shēng xué lǜ hěn gāo.The rate of students moving up to higher schools at this school is very high.
- 升学。Tā yīn wèi shēng xué bān dào le lìng yí gè chéng shì.He moved to another city because of moving up to a higher school.
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