就读 (jiù dú) — to study at (a school, especially a higher educ…

Definition

就读 (jiù dú) means 'to study at' a specific school, usually a university, and is more formal than 上学. It emphasizes which institution, not the act of attending.

verb

to study at (a school, especially a higher education institution)

Examples

就读。
Tā céng zài fù dàn dà xué jiù dú.
He once studied at Fudan University.
就读。
Qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ jiù dú de xué xiào míng chēng.
Please tell me the name of the school you attend.
就读，。
jiù dú Yú běi jīng dà xué qī jiān, tā rèn shi le hěn duō péng you.
During his time studying at Peking University, he met many friends.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

就jiùgo to

读dústudy

就 points to going to a place, while 读 means studying, together meaning to attend school.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

享享xiǎng
京京jīng

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

Open 就 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 讀; 读 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánto say

Sound part声符shēngfú

𧶠

𧶠𧶠讀dú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 讀 is made of 言 ('to say') and 𧶠 (giving the sound); this description is about 讀, not 读.

Open 读 →

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