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大学dà xuéuniversity; college

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大学 (dà xué) means "university" or "college." It names that kind of school, as in 我在大学学习 and 他想去大学. You can count one school with 所, as in 一所大学. This entry is the noun for the school, together with that measure word from the same dictionary line.

What does 大学 mean?

  1. 1.

    university; collegenoun

What do the characters in 大学 mean?

  • 大big; large; great
  • 学to learn; to study

How do you use 大学?

大学 can follow 在 or 去 for the school, and 所 can count one university, as in 一所大学.

Patterns

  • 在 + 大学

    我在大学学习。

    Wǒ zài dàxué xuéxí.

    I study at a university.

  • 去 + 大学

    他想去大学。

    Tā xiǎng qù dàxué.

    He wants to go to university.

  • 一所 + 大学

    这是一所大学。

    Zhè shì yì suǒ dàxué.

    This is a university.

What are some examples of 大学 in a sentence?

  1. 我在大学学习。

    Wǒ zài dàxué xuéxí.

    I study at a university.

  2. 他想去大学。

    Tā xiǎng qù dàxué.

    He wants to go to university.

  3. 这是一所大学。

    Zhè shì yì suǒ dàxué.

    This is a university.

  4. 我想在大学工作。

    Wǒ xiǎng zài dàxué gōngzuò.

    I want to work at a university.

How is 大学 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你在大学学习吗?

    Nǐ zài dàxué xuéxí ma?

    Do you study at a university?

  2. Speaker B:

    我在大学学习。

    Wǒ zài dàxué xuéxí.

    I study at a university.

  3. Speaker A:

    这是一所大学吗?

    Zhè shì yì suǒ dàxué ma?

    Is this a university?

  4. Speaker B:

    这是一所大学。

    Zhè shì yì suǒ dàxué.

    This is a university.

  5. Speaker A:

    他想去大学吗?

    Tā xiǎng qù dàxué ma?

    Does he want to go to university?

  6. Speaker B:

    他想去大学。

    Tā xiǎng qù dàxué.

    He wants to go to university.

Can you use 大学 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我在___学习。(I study at a university.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "This is a university"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 他想去___。(He wants to go to university.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.