How common it is
开学 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say kāi xué slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
开学表示学校开始上课了。
kāi xué biǎo shì xué xiào kāi shǐ shàng kè le。
开学 means the school term has started.
Context note
开学常出现在新学期、假期结束和返校时。
kāi xué cháng chū xiàn zài xīn xué qī 、 jià qī jié shù hé fǎn xiào shí。
开学 often appears at the start of a new term, after holidays, and when returning to school.
5 examples
下周开学。
xià zhōu kāi xué。
School starts next week.
开学那天很忙。
kāi xué nà tiān hěn máng。
The first day of school is very busy.
我很期待开学。
wǒ hěn qī dài kāi xué。
I am looking forward to school starting.
开学后要认真学习。
kāi xué hòu yào rèn zhēn xué xí。
After school starts, you should study carefully.
明天就开学了。
míng tiān jiù kāi xué le。
School starts tomorrow.
5 mini stories
假期快结束了。大家都在准备开学。
jià qī kuài jié shù le。 dà jiā dōu zài zhǔn bèi kāi xué。
The holiday is almost over. Everyone is getting ready for school to start.
开学第一天，我见到了新同学。
kāi xué dì yī tiān， wǒ jiàn dào le xīn tóng xué。
On the first day of school, I met new classmates.
妈妈给我准备了新书包，等着开学用。
mā ma gěi wǒ zhǔn bèi le xīn shū bāo， děng zhe kāi xué yòng。
Mom prepared a new school bag for me to use when school starts.
开学以后，作业会慢慢多起来。
kāi xué yǐ hòu， zuò yè huì màn màn duō qǐ lái。
After school starts, homework will slowly increase.
老师说开学要把学习习惯先做好。
lǎo shī shuō kāi xué yào bǎ xué xí xí guàn xiān zuò hǎo。
The teacher said we should first build good study habits when school starts.