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    Expressing 'school starts' with 开学 (kāixué)

    Actions & Events
    Time Expressions

    Structure

    Subject + 开学 + 了

    Explanation

    开学 (kāixué) means 'school starts' or 'the beginning of a semester.' It combines 开 (to open, to start) with 学 (study, school). It is the opposite of 放学 (school ends) and typically refers to the start of a new term.

    Examples

    • 下周就要开学了，我还没买好课本呢。

      Xià zhōu jiù yào kāixué le, wǒ hái méi mǎi hǎo kèběn ne.

      School starts next week, and I haven't bought my textbooks yet.

    • 每次开学的时候，校门口都特别热闹。

      Měi cì kāixué de shíhou, xiào ménkǒu dōu tèbié rènao.

      Every time school starts, it's especially lively at the school gate.

    • 孩子们盼着开学，因为可以见到同学了。

      Háizimen pànzhe kāixué, yīnwèi kěyǐ jiàn dào tóngxué le.

      The children are looking forward to school starting because they can see their classmates again.

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