上学 (shàng xué) — to go to school, to attend school

Definition

上学 means 'to go to school' or 'to attend school' as a regular student activity. It focuses on being a student at a school, unlike 上课 which means 'to attend a specific class session', and 读书 which can mean 'to study' or 'to read' in addition to 'attend school'.

verb

to go to schoolto attend school

Examples

上学。
Tā měitiān shàng xué.
He goes to school every day.
上学，。
Wǒ jīntiān bú shàng xué, wǒ zài jiā.
I'm not going to school today; I'm at home.
。
Tā shàng le yí cì xué.
He attended school once.

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