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学子 (xué zǐ) — (literary) student; scholar

Definition

Literary term for 'student' (学子), almost always in writing or formal speech — use 学生 in everyday talk. Broader than 学者 ('scholar / academic researcher').

noun
(literary) studentscholar
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 莘莘学子。
    Shēn shēn xué zǐ zài xiào yuán lǐ zhuī zhú mèng xiǎng.
    Numerous students are pursuing their dreams on campus.
  • ，学子。
    Zhè wèi jiào shòu táo lǐ mǎn tiān xià, péi yǎng le yí dài yòu yí dài yōu xiù xué zǐ.
    This professor has students everywhere, cultivating generation after generation of outstanding scholars.
  • 学子。
    Quán guó xué zǐ dài biǎo dà huì jí jiāng zài běi jīng zhào kāi.
    The National Student Congress is about to be held in Beijing.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

学xuéstudy
子zǐ

学 'study' plus 子 refers to a student.

Characters in this word

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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