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学生xué shēngstudent

Also heard: xuésheng · CEDICT often neutrals the second syllable.

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学生 (xué shēng) means "student" or "schoolchild." The noun names a person who studies, often at a school, as in 他是学生 (He is a student) and 这些学生在学校学习 (These students study at school). A schoolchild is that same learner, still at school and still studying there.

What does 学生 mean?

  1. 1.

    studentnoun

  2. 2.

    schoolchildnoun

What do the characters in 学生 mean?

  • 学to study
  • 生(bound form) student; person engaged in a field

How do you use 学生?

学生 can follow 是 or 一个, as in 他是学生 and 我是一个学生, and the same noun can name a schoolchild.

Patterns

  • 是 + 学生

    她是学生。

    Tā shì xuéshēng.

    She is a student.

  • 一个 + 学生

    他是一个学生。

    Tā shì yí gè xuéshēng.

    He is a student.

What are some examples of 学生 in a sentence?

  1. 他是学生。

    Tā shì xuéshēng.

    He is a student.

  2. 这些学生在学校学习。

    Zhèxiē xuéshēng zài xuéxiào xuéxí.

    These students study at school.

  3. 我是一个学生。

    Wǒ shì yí gè xuéshēng.

    I am a student.

How is 学生 different from 学习?

学生 is a noun for the person who studies. 学习 is a verb for the act of studying. After 是, 他是学生 names who he is; 他是学习 does not.

Only 学生 fits here

他是学生。

Tā shì xuéshēng.

He is a student.

How is 学生 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我有一个女同学。

    Wǒ yǒu yí gè nǚ tóngxué.

    I have a female classmate.

  2. Speaker B:

    她是你们学校的学生吗?

    Tā shì nǐmen xuéxiào de xuéshēng ma?

    Is she a student at your school?

  3. Speaker A:

    是,她在我们学校学习中文。

    Shì, tā zài wǒmen xuéxiào xuéxí Zhōngwén.

    Yes, she studies Chinese at our school.

  4. Speaker B:

    那她也在这里上课。

    Nà tā yě zài zhèlǐ shàngkè.

    Then she also attends class here.

Can you use 学生 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他是___。(He is a student.)
  2. 2.What does 这些学生在学校学习。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "student"?

What should you learn next?

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.