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小学

xiǎoxué

primary school

primary school
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Characters in this word

小 xiǎo

Strokes
3
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

学 xué

Strokes
8
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我妹妹在小学学习。 Wǒ mèimei zài xiǎoxué xuéxí. My younger sister goes to primary school.
  • 我的小学不大。 Wǒ de xiǎoxué bú dà. My primary school isn't big.
  • 他在小学工作。 Tā zài xiǎoxué gōngzuò. He works at a primary school.
  • 小学在那边。 Xiǎoxué zài nàbiān. The primary school is over there.
  • 她去小学看老师。 Tā qù xiǎoxué kàn lǎoshī. She is going to the primary school to see the teacher.
  • 小学今天放假吗? Xiǎoxué jīntiān fàngjià ma? Does the primary school have a holiday today?
  • 我们在小学门口见面。 Wǒmen zài xiǎoxué ménkǒu jiànmiàn. Let's meet at the primary school entrance.
  • 小学里有图书馆。 Xiǎoxué lǐ yǒu túshūguǎn. There is a library in the primary school.
  • 小学下午几点放学? Xiǎoxué xiàwǔ jǐ diǎn fàngxué? What time does primary school finish in the afternoon?
  • 妈妈在小学工作。 Māma zài xiǎoxué gōngzuò. Mom works at a primary school.

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