Usage note
学校是学习和上课的地方。
xué xiào shì xué xí hé shàng kè de dì fāng。
学校 is the place where you study and attend class.
Context note
学校常出现在上学、放学、老师和同学的话题里。
xué xiào cháng chū xiàn zài shàng xué 、 fàng xué 、 lǎo shī hé tóng xué de huà tí lǐ。
学校 often appears in talk about going to school, leaving school, teachers, and classmates.
5 examples
我去学校。
wǒ qù xué xiào。
I go to school.
学校很大。
xué xiào hěn dà。
The school is big.
我们在学校学习。
wǒ men zài xué xiào xué xí。
We study at school.
老师在学校。
lǎo shī zài xué xiào。
The teacher is at school.
学校里有很多人。
xué xiào lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén。
There are many people in the school.
5 mini stories
今天我很早去学校。教室里还很安静。
jīn tiān wǒ hěn zǎo qù xué xiào。 jiào shì lǐ hái hěn ān jìng。
Today I went to school early. The classroom was still very quiet.
学校门口有很多同学。大家都在聊天。
xué xiào mén kǒu yǒu hěn duō tóng xué。 dà jiā dōu zài liáo tiān。
There are many classmates at the school gate. Everyone is chatting.
我喜欢学校的图书角。那里有很多书。
wǒ xǐ huan xué xiào de tú shū jiǎo。 nà lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū。
I like the school reading corner. There are many books there.
放学以后我们一起离开学校。
fàng xué yǐ hòu wǒ men yì qǐ lí kāi xué xiào。
After school we leave school together.
老师说学校里要互相帮助。我们都记住了。
lǎo shī shuō xué xiào lǐ yào hù xiāng bāng zhù。 wǒ men dōu jì zhù le。
The teacher said we should help each other at school. We all remembered it.
Mini dialogue
去上学
A
你每天怎么去学校？
Nǐ měi tiān zěn me qù xué xiào?
How do you go to school every day?
B
我走路去学校。
Wǒ zǒu lù qù xué xiào.
I walk to school.
在学校
A
你喜欢学校吗？
Nǐ xǐ huān xué xiào ma?
Do you like school?
B
喜欢，学校很好玩。
Xǐ huān, xué xiào hěn hǎo wán.
Yes, school is very fun.
Related words and contrasts
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小学
xiǎo xué
primary school
A type of school for young children.
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同学
tóng xué
classmate
A person you study with at school.
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老师
lǎo shī
teacher
A person who teaches at school.