Talking about School Life in Chinese
Posted by Lilian Li 16650
Are you studying in China? Whether it’s university, high school or middle school, today’s article will show you basic words and expressions you can use when you want to talk about school life in Chinese.
1. Imagine you are at school, these are vocabularies of school places you may mention when you talk with your friends!
| jiàoxué lóu - 教学楼(teaching building) | tǐyù guǎn - 体育馆 (gymnasium) |
| jiào shì - 教室 (classroom) | shí táng - 食堂 (canteen) |
| shíyàn shì - 实验室 (laboratory) | zúqiú chǎng - 足球场 (football field) |
| cāo chǎng - 操场 (playground) | yóuyǒng chí - 游泳池 (swimming pool) |
| túshū guǎn - 图书馆 (library) | xǐshǒu jiān - 洗手间 (washroom) |
| lǐ táng - 礼堂 (auditorium) | bàngōng shì - 办公室 (office) |
Assuming that you’re the first time to be in your school, it’s common you may ask for directions. Let’s put the above words in practice:
Hànyǔ jiàoshì zài jǐ lóu?
A:汉语教室在几楼？
(Which floor is the Chinese classroom at?)
Zài sān lóu.
B:在三楼。
(It’s on the third floor.)
Wùlǐ shyàn shì zài nǎli?
A:物理实验室在哪里？
(Where is the physics laboratory?)
Zài yī hào jiàoxué lóu de èr lóu.
B:在一号教学楼的二楼。
(It is on the 2nd floor in No.1 teaching building.)
xǐshǒu jiān zài nǎli?
A:洗手间在哪里？
(Where is the washroom?)
Zài yī lóu. Nán xǐshǒu jiān zài zuǒbiān, nǚ xǐshǒu jiān zài yòubiān.
B:在一楼。男洗手间在左边，女洗手间在右边。
(It’s on the first floor. Man’s washroom on the left, woman’s on the right.)
2. School is a place where you have diffirent lessons, homework and exams:
| kè biǎo -课表 (class schedule) | kèjiān xiūxi - 课间休息 (break time) |
| xiào zhǎng- 校长 (headmaster) | tǐ yù - 体育 (PE) |
| lǎo shī - 老师 (teacher) | lì shǐ - 历史 (History) |
| hàn yǔ - 汉语 (Chinese) | shēng wù - 生物 (Biology) |
| shù xué - 数学 (Math) | fǎ yǔ - 法语 (French) |
| huà xué - 化学 (Chemistry) | xì jù - 戏剧 (Theater) |
| wù lǐ- 物理 (Physics) | yīn yuè - 音乐 (Music) |
| zuò yè - 作业 (homework) | yīng yǔ - 英语 (English) |
| kǎoshì - 考试 (exam) | dì lǐ - 地理 (Geography) |
| cè yàn - 测验 (test, quiz) | měi shù - 美术 (Art) |
| xué qī - 学期 (semester) | bì yè - 毕业 (graduation) |
Actually, everything will be interesting and amazing when you arrive at your school at the beginning, and you will be so excited to express your enthusiasm even to grasses and flowers.
3.The following paragraph shows you how to talk about school life:
Wǒ jīnnián yǒu shí mén kè, Yīngyǔ, Hànyǔ, yīnyuè, shùxué, diànnǎo, wùlǐ, huàxué, shēngwù, dìlǐ hé lìshǐ.
我今年有十门课，英语、汉语、音乐、数学、电脑、物理、化学、生物、地理和历史。
(I have ten different subjects this year: English, Chinese, music, maths, computer, physics, biology, geography, and history.)
Wǒ xǐhuan shàng Hànyǔ kè, yīnwèi Hànyǔ hěn yǒuqù.
我喜欢上汉语课，因为汉语很有趣。
(I like Chinese class because it’s very interesting.)
Wǒ měitiān shàng liù jié kè. Wǒmen bā diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè. Wǒ shàngwǔ shàng sì jié kè.
我每天上六节课。我们八点开始上课。我上午上四节课。
(I have 6 lessons every day. We start at 8 o’clock. I have 4 four classes in the morning. )
Wǒmen zhōngwǔ shí’èr diǎn chī wǔfàn. Wǒ xiàwǔ zài shàng liǎng jié kè, wǒmen sān diǎn fàngxué.
我们中午十二点吃午饭。我下午再上两节课，我们三点放学。
(We have lunch at 12 o’clock. Then I have 2 classes in the afternoon. We finish school at 3 o’clock.)
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