Usage note
开学表示学校开始上课了。
kāi xué biǎo shì xué xiào kāi shǐ shàng kè le。
开学 means the school term has started.
Context note
开学常出现在新学期、假期结束和返校时。
kāi xué cháng chū xiàn zài xīn xué qī 、 jià qī jié shù hé fǎn xiào shí。
开学 often appears at the start of a new term, after holidays, and when returning to school.
5 examples
下周开学。
xià zhōu kāi xué。
School starts next week.
开学那天很忙。
kāi xué nà tiān hěn máng。
The first day of school is very busy.
我很期待开学。
wǒ hěn qī dài kāi xué。
I am looking forward to school starting.
开学后要认真学习。
kāi xué hòu yào rèn zhēn xué xí。
After school starts, you should study carefully.
明天就开学了。
míng tiān jiù kāi xué le。
School starts tomorrow.
5 mini stories
假期快结束了。大家都在准备开学。
jià qī kuài jié shù le。 dà jiā dōu zài zhǔn bèi kāi xué。
The holiday is almost over. Everyone is getting ready for school to start.
开学第一天，我见到了新同学。
kāi xué dì yī tiān， wǒ jiàn dào le xīn tóng xué。
On the first day of school, I met new classmates.
妈妈给我准备了新书包，等着开学用。
mā ma gěi wǒ zhǔn bèi le xīn shū bāo， děng zhe kāi xué yòng。
Mom prepared a new school bag for me to use when school starts.
开学以后，作业会慢慢多起来。
kāi xué yǐ hòu， zuò yè huì màn màn duō qǐ lái。
After school starts, homework will slowly increase.
老师说开学要把学习习惯先做好。
lǎo shī shuō kāi xué yào bǎ xué xí xí guàn xiān zuò hǎo。
The teacher said we should first build good study habits when school starts.
Mini dialogue
快开学了
A
快开学了，你准备好了吗？
Kuài kāi xué le, nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?
School is about to start. Are you ready?
B
准备好了，我买了新书包。
Zhǔnbèi hǎo le, wǒ mǎi le xīn shūbāo.
Yes, I bought a new schoolbag.
开学第一天
A
开学第一天，你开心吗？
Kāi xué dì yī tiān, nǐ kāixīn ma?
First day of school, are you happy?
B
很开心，又能见到同学们了。
Hěn kāixīn, yòu néng jiàn dào tóngxuémen le.
Very happy, I can see my classmates again.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
放假
fàngjià
have a holiday; school break
开学 means school starts, 放假 means school is on break.
related
上学
shàngxué
go to school
开学 is the day school starts, 上学 is the daily act of going to school.