School Setting Vocab

老师 (lǎoshī)

to teach (formal; professional instruction)

学生 (xuéshēng)

student (general term; neutral)

学校 (xuéxiào)

school (general term)

教室 (jiàoshì)

classroom (physical room)

课 (kè)

class (lesson/session)

上课 (shàngkè)

to attend class (lit. “go to class”)

下课 (xiàkè)

to finish class (end of lesson)

学习 (xuéxí)

to study (general learning; neutral-formal)

作业 (zuòyè)

homework (assigned work)

写作业 (xiě zuòyè)

to do homework (complete assignments)

考试 (kǎoshì)

exam (formal test)

考 (kǎo)

to take a test (colloquial/short form)

复习 (fùxí)

to review (study for test)

预习 (yùxí)

to preview (prepare before class)

成绩 (chéngjì)

grade (academic result)

分数 (fēnshù)

score (numerical result)

及格 (jígé)

to pass (meet minimum standard)

不及格 (bù jígé)

to fail (not meet standard)

问题 (wèntí)

question (problem or inquiry)

问 (wèn)

to ask (a question)

回答 (huídá)

to answer (formal-neutral)

讨论 (tǎolùn)

to discuss (formal; group talk)

笔记 (bǐjì)

notes (written notes)

记 (jì)

to record (write down; neutral)

书 (shū)

book (general)

课本 (kèběn)

textbook (school-specific)

读 (dú)

to read (formal-neutral)

看 (kàn)

to read/look (casual usage)

写 (xiě)

to write (general)

说 (shuō)

to speak (general)

讲 (jiǎng)

to explain (more formal than 说)

听 (tīng)

to listen (general)

听懂 (tīng dǒng)

to understand spoken language (comprehension)

明白 (míngbai)

to understand (clear understanding; informal)

懂 (dǒng)

to understand (basic comprehension)

练习 (liànxí)

to practice (general)

练习 (liànxí)

practice (noun; exercises)

小组 (xiǎozǔ)

group (small group)

合作 (hézuò)

to cooperate (formal teamwork)

项目 (xiàngmù)

project (formal assignment)

完成 (wánchéng)

to complete (formal)

开始 (kāishǐ)

to begin (neutral)

结束 (jiéshù)

to end (neutral)

迟到 (chídào)

to be late (arriving late)

早到 (zǎodào)

to arrive early (neutral)

请假 (qǐngjià)

to request leave (formal/polite)

缺席 (quēxí)

to be absent (formal)

参加 (cānjiā)

to participate (formal)

报名 (bàomíng)

to sign up/register (formal)

选课 (xuǎnkè)

to choose classes (academic context)

专业 (zhuānyè)

major (field of study)

毕业 (bìyè)

to graduate (formal)

上学 (shàngxué)

to go to school (general)

放学 (fàngxué)

to finish school (end of day)

校园 (xiàoyuán)

campus (school grounds)

图书馆 (túshūguǎn)

library (formal place)

借 (jiè)

to borrow (from someone)

还 (huán)

to return (something borrowed)

书包 (shūbāo)

schoolbag (backpack)

桌子 (zhuōzi)

desk (furniture)

椅子 (yǐzi)

chair (furniture)

黑板 (hēibǎn)

blackboard (classroom tool)

白板 (báibǎn)

whiteboard (modern classroom)

粉笔 (fěnbǐ)

chalk (writing tool)

笔 (bǐ)

pen (general writing tool)

铅笔 (qiānbǐ)

pencil (writing tool)

橡皮 (xiàngpí)

eraser (US usage)

纸 (zhǐ)

paper (general material)

打印 (dǎyìn)

to print (documents)

提交 (tíjiāo)

to submit (formal)

截止 (jiézhǐ)

deadline (final time limit)

迟交 (chí jiāo)

to submit late (miss deadline)

改 (gǎi)

to correct (revise work)

批改 (pīgǎi)

to grade (teacher correcting)

解释 (jiěshì)

to explain (formal)

举例 (jǔlì)

to give an example (formal)

记住 (jìzhù)

to remember (retain info)

忘记 (wàngjì)

to forget (lose memory)

背 (bèi)

to memorize (recite)

翻译 (fānyì)

to translate (formal)

拼写 (pīnxiě)

to spell (words)

发音 (fāyīn)

pronunciation (speech sounds)

语法 (yǔfǎ)

grammar (language rules)

词汇 (cíhuì)

vocabulary (word set)

句子 (jùzi)

sentence (grammar unit)

段落 (duànluò)

paragraph (writing unit)

作文 (zuòwén)

essay (written composition)

写作 (xiězuò)

to write (formal writing)

阅读 (yuèdú)

to read (formal reading)

理解 (lǐjiě)

to understand (deep understanding)

分析 (fēnxī)

to analyze (formal/academic)

总结 (zǒngjié)

to summarize (formal)

答案 (dá’àn)

answer (solution)

选择 (xuǎnzé)

to choose (select)

填空 (tiánkòng)

to fill in blanks (test format)

判断 (pànduàn)

to judge (decide true/false)

计算 (jìsuàn)

to calculate (math)

实验 (shíyàn)

experiment (science)

观察 (guānchá)

to observe (carefully watch)

记录 (jìlù)

to record (formal note-taking)