小学 (xiǎo xué) — elementary school, primary school
Definition
小学 is primary/elementary school for young children; combine with 中学 ('middle school') to talk about school levels. The student is 小学生.
noun
elementary schoolprimary school
Measure word · 所
Examples
- 小学。Zhè ge xiǎo xué hěn dà.This elementary school is very big.
- 小学。Wǒ ér zi shàng xiǎo xué le.My son is in elementary school.
- 小学。Wǒ jiě jie shì xiǎo xué lǎo shī.My older sister is an elementary school teacher.
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