Usage note
上学是指每天去学校。
shàngxué shì zhǐ měitiān qù xuéxiào.
上学 means going to school every day.
Context note
上学通常在早上发生，比如妈妈会说：‘该上学了！’
shàngxué tōngcháng zài zǎoshang fāshēn, bǐrú māma huì shuō: ‘gāi shàngxué le!’
Schooling usually happens in the morning, for example, mom might say: 'It's time to go to school!'
5 examples
早上我上学。
zǎo shàng wǒ shàng xué。
I go to school in the morning.
每天都要上学。
měi tiān dōu yào shàng xué。
We have to go to school every day.
他每天都上学。
tā měi tiān dōu shàng xué。
He goes to school every day.
周末不上学。
zhōu mò bú shàng xué。
We don't go to school on weekends.
上学路上要小心。
shàng xué lù shang yào xiǎo xīn。
Be careful on the way to school.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上六点起床，然后去上学。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn qǐ chuáng， rán hòu qù shàng xué。
Xiaoming gets up at six in the morning every day and then goes to school.
小红的妈妈每天早上送她去上学。
xiǎo hóng de mā ma měi tiān zǎo shàng sòng tā qù shàng xué。
Xiaohong's mom sends her to school every morning.
小华的学校离家很近，所以他每天步行去上学。
xiǎo huá de xué xiào lí jiā hěn jìn， suǒ yǐ tā měi tiān bù xíng qù shàng xué。
Xiaohua's school is very close to his home, so he walks to school every day.
小丽喜欢上学，因为她可以和同学们一起学习。
xiǎo lì xǐ huan shàng xué， yīn wèi tā kě yǐ hé tóng xué men yì qǐ xué xí。
Xiaoli likes going to school because she can study with her classmates.
小强的爸爸每天早上开车送他去上学。
xiǎo qiáng de bà ba měi tiān zǎo shàng kāi chē sòng tā qù shàng xué。
Xiaqiang's dad drives him to school every morning.
Mini dialogue
一起上学
A
你每天怎么上学？
Nǐ měitiān zěnme shàngxué?
How do you go to school every day?
B
我走路去上学。
Wǒ zǒulù qù shàngxué.
I walk to school.
上学时间
A
我们几点上学？
Wǒmen jǐ diǎn shàngxué?
What time do we go to school?
B
我们八点上学。
Wǒmen bā diǎn shàngxué.
We go to school at eight o'clock.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
放学
fàngxué
school is out; finish school for the day
上学 means to go to school, 放学 means to leave school for the day.
related
学校
xuéxiào
school
You go to 学校 when you 上学.