学年 (xué nián) — academic year
Definition
学年 is the full academic year as a whole — typically split into two 学期 (semesters). 学期 refers to one of those halves; 年级 is your grade level, not a time period.
noun
academic year
Examples
- 学年。Wǒ men xué xiào de xué nián cóng jiǔ yuè kāi shǐ.Our school's academic year starts in September.
- 学年。Zhè ge xué nián yí gòng yǒu liǎng gè xué qī.This academic year has two semesters in total.
- 学年。Wǒ xī wàng zhè ge xué nián néng xué dào hěn duō xīn zhī shi.I hope to learn a lot of new knowledge this academic year.
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