(xué xiào) - school in Mandarin
xuéxiàoTraditional: 學校
Translation
school
Word origin
A compound of 学 (xué, 'to learn, study') and 校 (xiào, 'school'), literally 'a place for learning'. 校 is a phono-semantic compound of 木 (mù, 'wood') giving the sense and 交 (jiāo) giving the sound, originally meaning a wooden enclosure.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 学 (xué, 'to learn') + 校 (xiào, 'school'); 校 = 木 (wood) + 交 (jiāo, phonetic)
Stroke order
学
校
Examples
千。
Our school has a thousand students.
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My home is very close to the school.
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School finishes at three in the afternoon.
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The school is at the end of the street.
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I walk to school every day.
学校 (xué xiào) - school.
Used in
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