上学 上學 shàng xué to go to school / to attend school syn 夏天 xià tiān summer / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 小学 小學 xiǎo xué elementary school / primary school syn 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation / CL:個|个[ge4] 夏令营 夏令營 xià lìng yíng summer camp 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 夏季 xià jì summer syn 开学 開學 kāi xué (of a student) to start school / (of a semester) to begin / (old) to found a school / the start of a new term syn 暑期 shǔ qī summer vacation time 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine syn 中学生 中學生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student / high school student 避暑 bì shǔ to be away for the summer holidays / to spend a holiday at a summer resort / to prevent sunstroke 夜校 yè xiào evening school / night school 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 浴衣 yù yī bathrobe / yukata, lightweight informal kimono worn in summer 校方 xiào fāng the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities 仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer syn 盛夏 shèng xià midsummer / the height of summer syn 庐山 廬山 lú shān Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot 校花 xiào huā the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3]) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) syn 初夏 chū xià early summer syn 四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 夏至 xià zhì Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July syn 消夏 xiāo xià to spend the summer / to take a summer vacation syn 小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn syn 消暑 xiāo shǔ to spend a summer holiday / to beat the summer heat 体校 體校 tǐ xiào sports school / physical education school (abbr. for 體育學校|体育学校[ti3yu4 xue2xiao4]) 卫校 衛校 wèi xiào medical school / nursing school 中专 中專 zhōng zhuān vocational secondary school / technical secondary school / trade school / abbr. for 中等專科學校|中等专科学校 初级中学 初級中學 chū jí zhōng xué junior high school / junior middle school syn 炎夏 yán xià hot summer / scorching summer syn 夏令 xià lìng summer / summer weather syn 秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn / Indian summer 上都 shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) 学风 學風 xué fēng style of study / academic atmosphere / school discipline / school traditions 颐和园 頤和園 yí hé yuán Summer Palace in Beijing 暑促 shǔ cù summer promotion (sale) 凉席 涼席 liáng xí summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo) / CL:張|张[zhang1],領|领[ling3] syn 立夏 lì xià Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May 高职院校 高職院校 gāo zhí yuàn xiào professional school / higher vocational school 干校 幹校 gàn xiào school for cadres / May 7 Cadre School 五七幹校|五七干校[Wu3 Qi1 Gan4 xiao4] 心学 心學 xīn xué School of Mind / Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明[Wang2 Yang2 ming2]) 暑热 暑熱 shǔ rè hot (summer) weather syn 暑气 暑氣 shǔ qì (summer) heat syn 读 讀 dú to read out / to read aloud / to read / to attend (school) / to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce syn 夏 xià summer syn 伏 fú to lean over / to fall (go down) / to hide (in ambush) / to conceal oneself / to lie low / hottest days of summer / to submit / to concede defeat / to overcome / to subdue / volt syn 暑 shǔ heat / hot weather / summer heat syn 暑天 shǔ tiān hot (summer) day syn 显学 顯學 xiǎn xué famous school / noted school of thought 雩 yú summer sacrifice for rain 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 学校 學校 xué xiào school / CL:所[suo3] syn 毕业 畢業 bì yè graduation / to graduate / to finish school syn 姐妹 jiě mèi sisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc) syn 年级 年級 nián jí grade / year (in school, college etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] 关闭 關閉 guān bì to close / to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down syn 同学 同學 tóng xué to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate syn 学院 學院 xué yuàn college / educational institute / school / faculty / CL:所[suo3] syn 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 放学 放學 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day syn 年度 nián dù year (e.g. school year, fiscal year) / annual syn 中学 中學 zhōng xué middle school syn 学位 學位 xué wèi academic degree / place in school 医学院 醫學院 yī xué yuàn medical school syn 法学院 法學院 fǎ xué yuàn law school 幼儿园 幼兒園 yòu ér yuán kindergarten / nursery school syn 教书 教書 jiāo shū to teach (in a school) syn 高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student 退学 退學 tuì xué to quit school 公立 gōng lì public (e.g. school, hospital) syn 班级 班級 bān jí class (group of students) / grade (in school) 初中 chū zhōng junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2]) syn 念书 念書 niàn shū to read / to study / to attend school syn 私立 sī lì privately-run / private (school, hospital etc) / to set up illegally syn 研究所 yán jiū suǒ research institute / graduate studies / graduate school / CL:個|个[ge4] 军校 軍校 jūn xiào military school / military academy 成绩单 成績單 chéng jì dān school report or transcript 姊妹 zǐ mèi (older and younger) sisters / sister (school, city etc) syn 校服 xiào fú school uniform 辍学 輟學 chuò xué to drop out of school / to leave off studying / to interrupt one's studies 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 转学 轉學 zhuǎn xué (of a student) to change schools / to transfer from one school to another 就读 就讀 jiù dú to go to school 孕育 yùn yù to be pregnant / to produce offspring / to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) / fig. replete with (culture etc) 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot syn 分校 fēn xiào branch of a school 积分 積分 jī fēn integral (calculus) / accumulated points (in sports, at school etc) / total credits earned by student / bonus points in a benefit scheme 小学生 小學生 xiǎo xué shēng primary school student / schoolchild / CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / (fig.) beginner 出勤 chū qín to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business syn 派别 派別 pài bié group / sect / clique / faction / school syn 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 专科 專科 zhuān kē specialized subject / branch (of medicine) / specialized training school syn 