Definition
辍学 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning to drop out of school or discontinue one's studies. The verb part 辍 can be separated from the object 学 to insert expressions like duration (辍了一年学) or aspect markers (辍过学). It is used in formal or serious contexts about leaving school before graduation.
v.o.
to drop out of schoolto discontinue one's studies
Examples
- ，辍学。Tā yīnwèi jiālǐ qióng, bùdébù chuò xué.He had to drop out of school because his family was poor.
- ，。Tā chuò le yì nián xué, hòulái yòu huí lái le.He dropped out of school for a year, and then came back.
- 辍学。Hěnduō nóngcūn háizi shàng chūzhōng shí jiù chuò xué le.Many rural children drop out of school when they reach middle school.
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