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学生
xuésheng
Main
English Definitionstudent; schoolchild
Simplified Script学生
Traditional Script學生
Pinyinxuésheng, also pr. xuéshēng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping)hok6saang1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1
Word Decomposition
xuéto learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
shēngto be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

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Words With Same Head Word    
学校xuéxiàoschool
学习xuéxíto learn; to study
学院xuéyuàncollege; educational institute; school; faculty
学会xuéhuìto learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
学费xuéfèituition fee; tuition
Words With Same Tail Word    
先生xiānshengteacher; husband; doctor (dialect); Mister (Mr.)
畜生chùshengdomestic animal; brute; bastard
老先生lǎo xiānshengaged; (respectful address for a man)
营生yíngsheng(coll.) job; work
好好先生hǎohǎo xiānshengMr Goody-goody; yes-man (somebody who agrees with anything)
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