大学 (dà xué) — university, college

Definition

The general word for 'university' as an institution. A school within a university is 学院 (e.g., business school); the whole campus is 校园.

noun
universitycollege
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 大学
    Nǐ qù shén me dà xué?
    What university do you go to?
  • 大学
    Wǒ zài dà xué xué zhōng wén.
    I study Chinese at university.
  • 大学
    Tā bà ba shì dà xué lǎo shī.
    His father is a university teacher.

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