admission; to admit, to enroll, to recruit
录 取
lu4qu3
academic advisor, mentor
导 师
dao3shi1
to alphabetize
以 字 母 表 示
yi3zi4mu3biao3shi4
homework, school assignment
作 业
zuo4ye4
teaching assistant
助 教
zhu4jiao4
to attend class, to teach in a class
上 课
shang4 ke4
blackboard
黑 板
hei1ban3
branch, course, class (measure word -- a class of French, a class of geometry, a branch of science, how many courses do you have?)
门
men2
chalk
粉 笔
fen3bi3
chapter, section, composition
章
zhang1
check mark (The Chinese usually just say biao1ji4 for any type of mark -- whether it is an X, check, or line)
勾 标 记
gou1biao1ji4
to cite; citation
注 字
zhu4zi4
class, lesson
课
ke4
to get out of class, class is over, class is dismissed (see "fang4 xue2" for getting out of school)
下 课
xia4 (ke4)
class, squad
班
ban1
a class
一 节 课
yi4 jie2 ke4
classmate, schoolmate
同 学
tong2xue2
classroom
课 堂
ke4tang2
教 室
jiao4shi4
club, social club (as in an organization of people)
俱 乐 部
ju4le4bu4
complete school in a year (for instance -- I plan to complete my Master's degree in a year. -- meaning you will only spend one year in school)
一 年 学 完
yi4 nian2 xue2wan2
dialog, conversation (artificial like in a language class)
会 话
hui4hua4
dormitory
宿 舍
su4she4
three dormitory rooms
三 间 宿 舍
san1 jian1 su4she4
college or university entrance exams (all high school seniors take the same exam on the same day -- your score determines which school AND which major you may apply for)
高 考
gao1kao3
final exam
期 末 考 试
qi1mo4 kao3shi4
to make-up an exam; make-up test
补 考
bu3kao3
example
比 方
bi3fang
department, faculty
系
xi4
to fill vacancy, to fill in the blanks (see tian2kong4ti2 填 空 题 for the noun)
填 空
tian2kong4
to fill up, to stuff, to fill in the blanks (see tian2kong4ti2 填 空 题 for the noun)
填 充
tian2chong1
fill in the blanks (type of question on test or worksheet)
填 空 题
tian2kong4ti2
year in school, grade in school
年 级
nian2ji2
a graduate
一 个 毕 业 生
yi2 ge4 bi4ye4sheng1
to finish school, to complete study, to graduate
毕 业
bi4ye4
to hand in, to give up, to deliver, to hand over, to meet, to join, to associate with, to cross, to intersect, to mate, to have sexual intercourse with
交
jiao1
middle school, secondary school
中 学
zhong1xue2
high school senior
高 三 学 生
gao1san1 xue2sheng
internship (this is the general term which can be used for either the medical profession, undergraduate practicums, or graduate experiences)
实 习
shi2xi1
three types of knowledge
三 种 知 识
san1 zhong3 zhi1shi
laboratory
实 验 室
shi2yan4shi4
foreign language
外 语
wai4yu3
Chinese language, Chinese literature (this is what the Chinese call Chinese -- they don't use "Han4yu3" that is a word they made up for foreigners -- to match "Ying1yu3", "Fa3yu3", "E2yu3" -- so switch to Zhong1wen2 to appear native!)
中 文
Zhong1wen2
a foreign language (means an area of study, can refer to a class you are taking)
一 门 外 语
yi4 men2 wai4yu3
to leaf through to, to turn to
翻 到
fan1dao4
to give a lecture
做 讲 座
zuo4 jiang3zuo4
lecturer
讲 师
jiang3shi1
library
图 书 馆
tu2shu1guan3
two libraries
两 家 图 书 馆
liang3 jia1 tu2shu1guan3
to be accepted in a major, to be enrolled into a department
被 录 取
bei4 lu4qu3
to memorize by rote
死 记 硬 背
si3ji4 ying4bei4
to memorize, to remember, to learn by heart, to bear in mind (may also be pronounced as ji4zhu4 -- if it is at the beginning of a sentence as a command "Remember -- get some milk" it will be neutral)
记 住
ji4zhu
notes; to note in writing, to take notes
笔 记
bi3ji4
notes
注 文
zhu4wen2
to study one time through
学 一 遍
xue2 yi2 bian4
to pass (exam) (a test or an exam)
及 格
ji2ge2
phonetic symbols
注 音 符 号
zhu4yin1fu2hao4
to plagiarize, to copy work without permission
剽 窃
piao2qie4
抄 袭
chao1xi2
Each day I practice writing Chinese characters.
我 每 天 练 习 写 汉 字 。
Wo3 mei3 tian1 lian4xi2 xie3 Han4zi4.
exercises, practice questions
习 题
xi2ti2
a course in psychology
一 门 心 理 学
yi4 men2 xin1li3xue2
to read aloud, to say, to think of, to remember fondly, to study, to attend school
念
nian4
essay, report, speech (very special paper or oral presentation, particularly by public speakers in politics or experts)
报 告
bao4gao4
grade, grades, result, achievement (often used for grades on tests or courses)
成 绩
cheng2ji4 (cheng2ji1)
to review once over, to go over it once
复 习 一 遍
fu4xi2 yi2 bian4
to review, to study (refers to school lessons)
复 习
fu4xi2
school
学 校
xue2xiao4
to get out of school
放 学
fang4xue2
to open school, to begin a new term, to start school
开 学
kai1 xue2
a school (used for all schools: elementary, middle, and sometimes college)
一 所 学 校
yi4 suo3 xue2xiao4
upper middle-school
高 中
gao1zhong1
science education
科 教
ke1jiao4
sentence, clause, phrase
句 子
ju4zi
a class of students (proper but the more common phrasing is "yi2 ge4 ban1 de xue2sheng")
一 班 学 生
yi4 ban1 xue2sheng
a group of young students
一 帮 小 学 生
yi4 bang1 xiao3xue2sheng1
53 students studying abroad
五 十 三 个 留 学 生
wu3shi2san1 ge4 liu2xue2sheng1
a student who studies abroad, foreign) exchange student
留 学 生
liu2xue2sheng1
hard working, studious; to be studious
用 功
yong4gong1
study, research
研 究
yan2jiu1
to study, to learn
学 习
xue2xi2
to engage in advanced studies
进 修
jin4xiu1
school subject, course, category of subjects
科 目
ke1mu4
subject, topic, theme
主 题
zhu3ti2
to teach, to cause, to ask to; religion
教
jiao4
to teach, to lecture (usually only written, very formal - see jiao4)
讲 授
jiang3 shou4
test, quiz; to inspect, to examine, to test
测 验
ce4yan4
test, test paper, examination paper
卷 子
juan4zi
university
大 学
da4xue2
a school year
一 学 年
yi4 xue2nian2
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/topics/topics.html Last Update: January 2012 © Marilyn Shea 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012
