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    Expressing 'school' with 学校 (xuéxiào)

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    Structure

    学校

    Explanation

    The noun 学校 (xuéxiào) means 'school' and refers to an educational institution in general. It can refer to any level of school, from primary to university. It is one of the most common nouns in Chinese and is often modified by adjectives or classifiers such as 所.

    Examples

    • 我们学校离地铁站很近，走路五分钟就到。

      Wǒmen xuéxiào lí dìtiě zhàn hěn jìn, zǒulù wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào.

      Our school is very close to the subway station; it's just a five-minute walk.

    • 这所学校的老师都非常负责任。

      Zhè suǒ xuéxiào de lǎoshī dōu fēicháng fùzérèn.

      The teachers at this school are all very responsible.

    • 她毕业后想回家乡的学校当老师。

      Tā bìyè hòu xiǎng huí jiāxiāng de xuéxiào dāng lǎoshī.

      After graduation, she wants to go back to her hometown school to be a teacher.

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