小学

小学 xiǎoxué in a sentence

Elementary school (primary school)

Full dictionary entry 3 sentences

小学 (xiǎoxué) means Elementary school (primary school). Below are 3 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他从 小学 习武术。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí wǔshù.

He has studied martial arts since childhood.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 武术

她从 小学 习舞蹈。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí wǔdǎo.

She has studied dance since childhood.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 舞蹈

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From the graded readers

我小时候上的那所 小学 已经不在了。

wǒ xiǎoshíhou shàng de / dì nà / nèi suǒ xiǎoxué yǐjīng bùzài le / liǎo / liào.

The primary school I went to as a child was gone.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home

Questions about 小学

How is 小学 used in a sentence?

This page shows 3 sentences using 小学 (xiǎoxué, "Elementary school (primary school)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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