大学
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
大学 (dàxué) · university
大学 (dàxué) means “university”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 学 (to study). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 大学 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我哥哥在大学学习。Wǒ gēge zài dàxué xuéxí.My older brother studies at university.
你在哪个大学？Nǐ zài nǎge dàxué?Which university are you at?
Questions about 大学
What does 大学 mean?
大学 (dàxué) means “university”.
How do you pronounce 大学?
大学 is pronounced dàxué.
Which HSK level is 大学?
大学 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
- 大人dàrenadult
Learn 大学 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.