homework, school assignment
作 业
zuo4ye4
teaching assistant
助 教
zhu4jiao4
to attend class, to teach in a class
上 课
shang4 ke4
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
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, squad
班
ban1
a class
一 节 课
yi4 jie2 ke4
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)
classmate, schoolmate
同 学
tong2xue2
classroom
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
example
比 方
bi3fang
department, faculty
系
xi4
fill in the blanks (type of question on test or worksheet)
填 空 题
tian2kong4ti2
to fill up, to stuff, to fill in the blanks (see tian2kong4ti2 填 空 题 for the noun)
填 充
tian2chong1
year in school, grade in school
年 级
nian2ji2
to finish school, to complete study, to graduate
毕 业
bi4ye4
a graduate
一 个 毕 业 生
yi2 ge4 bi4ye4sheng1
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
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
foreign language
外 语
wai4yu3
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
lecturer
讲 师
jiang3shi1
library
图 书 馆
tu2shu1guan3
two libraries
两 家 图 书 馆
liang3 jia1 tu2shu1guan3
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 (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
exercises, practice questions
习 题
xi2ti2
Each day I practice writing Chinese characters.
我 每 天 练 习 写 汉 字 。
Wo3 mei3 tian1 lian4xi2 xie3 Han4zi4.
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
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
upper middle-school
高 中
gao1zhong1
a school (used for all schools: elementary, middle, and sometimes college)
一 所 学 校
yi4 suo3 xue2xiao4
to open school, to begin a new term, to start school
开 学
kai1 xue2
school
学 校
xue2xiao4
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 student who studies abroad
留 学 生
liu2xue2sheng1
53 students studying abroad
五 十 三 个 留 学 生
wu3shi2san1 ge4 liu2xue2sheng1
a group of young students
一 帮 小 学 生
yi4 bang1 xiao3xue2sheng1
hard working, studious; to be studious
用 功
yong4gong1
to study, to learn
学 习
xue2xi2
study, research
研 究
yan2jiu1
subject, topic, theme
主 题
zhu3ti2
school subject, course, category of subjects
科 目
ke1mu4
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
university
大 学
da4xue2
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/topics/topics.html Last Update: January 2009 © Marilyn Shea 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008
