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(dà xué) - university in Mandarin

xué

Traditional: 大学

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Translation

university

Word origin

The word 大学 combines 大 'great' with 学 'study, learning', literally 'great learning', the term for a university. 学 (traditional 學) depicts hands and a child under a roof in the act of learning.

Origin
compound
Root
大 (dà, great) + 学 (xué, to study)

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Examples

I am studying English at university.

He got into a good university.

University life is very interesting.

She is at university in Shanghai.

This university is very famous.

大学 (dà xué) means university.

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This word is part of lesson 20.