学期
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
学期 (xuéqī) · term
学期 (xuéqī) means “term; semester”. It is written with 2 characters: 学 (to study) + 期 (period). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 学期 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)
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个学期很忙。Zhège xuéqī hěn máng.This semester is very busy.
下个学期什么时候开始？Xià ge xuéqī shénme shíhou kāishǐ?When does next term start?
Questions about 学期
What does 学期 mean?
学期 (xuéqī) means “term; semester”.
How do you pronounce 学期?
学期 is pronounced xuéqī.
Which HSK level is 学期?
学期 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
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 学期 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.