大学生 (dàxuéshēng) · university student
大学生 (dàxuéshēng) means “university student”. It is written with 3 characters: 大 (big) + 学 (to study) + 生 (to give birth). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 大学生 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)
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 大学生
What does 大学生 mean?
大学生 (dàxuéshēng) means “university student”.
How do you pronounce 大学生?
大学生 is pronounced dàxuéshēng.
Which HSK level is 大学生?
大学生 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 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
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.