母校 (mǔ xiào) — alma mater; one's old school
Definition
Literally "mother school": a warm, respectful term for the school or university one graduated from, carrying a sense of affection and nostalgia.
noun
alma materone's old school
Measure word · 所
Examples
- 母校。Wǒ měi nián dōu huì huí mǔ xiào kàn kàn lǎo shī.I go back to my alma mater every year to visit my teachers.
- 母校。Tā duì mǔ xiào yǒu zhe shēn hòu de gǎn qíng.He has deep feelings for his alma mater.
- 母校。Zhè suǒ dà xué shì wǒ de mǔ xiào.This university is my alma mater.
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