学生 (xuésheng) — student
HSK 1 | noun | student, pupil
学生 (xuésheng)
A noun meaning student or pupil. It refers to anyone who is studying, from primary school children to university students. The word combines 学 (learn/study) and 生 (person/life).
Meanings
- [noun] Student, pupil, learner.
Example Sentences
我是一名汉语学生。 Wǒ shì yī míng Hànyǔ xuésheng. I am a Chinese language student.
这个班有二十个学生。 Zhège bān yǒu èrshí gè xuésheng. There are twenty students in this class.
学生们都很认真。 Xuéshengmen dōu hěn rènzhēn. All the students are very serious and hardworking.
老师问学生一个问题。 Lǎoshī wèn xuésheng yīgè wèntí. The teacher asked the student a question.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 大学生 (dàxuéshēng) | university student |
| 小学生 (xiǎoxuéshēng) | primary school student |
| 留学生 (liúxuéshēng) | international student |
| 学生证 (xuéshengzhèng) | student ID card |
| 好学生 (hǎo xuésheng) | good student |
| 新学生 (xīn xuésheng) | new student |
Memory Hook
学 (study) plus 生 (life/person) gives you the person whose life is study. A student is someone whose main activity is learning.