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

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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