学校 (xuéxiào)

A noun meaning school or educational institution. It is a general term that covers primary schools, middle schools, high schools, and universities. It combines 学 (learn/study) and 校 (school, institution).

Meanings

[noun] School, educational institution (general term).

Example Sentences

我的学校离家很近。 Wǒ de xuéxiào lí jiā hěn jìn. My school is very close to home.

她在一所大学校工作。 Tā zài yī suǒ dà xuéxiào gōngzuò. She works at a large school.

学校九月开学。 Xuéxiào jiǔ yuè kāixué. School starts in September.

放学以后，孩子们都去操场玩。 Fàngxué yǐhòu, háizimen dōu qù cāochǎng wán. After school, all the children go to the playground.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
上学 (shàng xué)	go to school
放学 (fàng xué)	school is out
小学 (xiǎoxué)	primary school
中学 (zhōngxué)	middle/high school
大学 (dàxué)	university
学校里 (xuéxiào lǐ)	in the school

Memory Hook

学 (study) plus 校 (institution). A school is an institution where studying happens. The measure word for schools is 所 (suǒ): 一所学校 (one school).