Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

学校

/xuéxiào/Roman

English meaning: School

Chinese (Simpl.) Definition

(中文)

学校是提供系统教育的机构,中国拥有世界上规模最大的教育体系,中小学教育以高质量、高竞争著称。

English Definition

An institution for education. China has the world's largest education system with over 250 million students enrolled across all levels. The school system emphasizes academic rigor, with intense pressure from the National College Entrance Examination (高考, gaokao). China has established Confucius Classrooms and Chinese language programs in schools worldwide to promote Mandarin and Chinese culture globally.

Example

中国学校注重严格的学业训练,学生从小接受高质量的数理教育。

In English: Chinese schools emphasize rigorous academic training; students receive high-quality mathematics and science education from an early age.

Synonyms

  • 学院
  • 学府

Literary Heritage

学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。

/Xué ér bù sī zé wǎng, sī ér bù xué zé dài./

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

孔子 (Confucius) · Philosopher and Educator · 6th–5th century BCE

论语

论语, Chapter 2 (Wei Zheng), Verse 15

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