学年
HSK 4 (2021)
学年 (xuénián) · academic year
学年 (xuénián) means “academic year”. It is written with 2 characters: 学 (to study) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 学年 is built
The characters
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)
年 nián · year
What 年 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
新的学年开始了。Xīn de xuénián kāishǐ le.The new academic year has begun.
这个学年你有什么打算？Zhègè xuénián nǐ yǒu shénme dǎsuàn?What are your plans for this academic year?
Questions about 学年
What does 学年 mean?
学年 (xuénián) means “academic year”.
How do you pronounce 学年?
学年 is pronounced xuénián.
Which HSK level is 学年?
学年 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 放学fàngxuéto finish school for the day
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 上学shàngxuéto go to school
- 同学tóngxuéclassmate
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 学习xuéxíto study
Learn 学年 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.