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课kèclass; lesson

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课 (kè) means "class" or "lesson," and also "subject" or "course." It is the word in 上课 (have class), 下课 (finish class), and 中文课 (Chinese class). The measure word is 节 for one class period or 门 for a subject.

What does 课 mean?

  1. 1.

    class; lessonnoun

  2. 2.

    subject; coursenoun

What does the character 课 mean?

  • 课class; lesson

How do you use 课?

课 counts with 节 for a class period and 门 for a subject, not usually with bare 个.

Patterns

  • subject + 课

    我很喜欢中文课。

    Wǒ hěn xǐhuan Zhōngwén kè.

    I really like Chinese class.

What are some examples of 课 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 3

    我们今天有三节课。

    Wǒmen jīntiān yǒu sān jié kè.

    We have three classes today.

  2. HSK 3

    下课以后我去吃饭。

    Xià kè yǐhòu wǒ qù chī fàn.

    After class I go to eat.

How is 课 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你下午有课吗？

    Nǐ xiàwǔ yǒu kè ma?

    Do you have class this afternoon?

  2. Speaker B:

    有，两点有一节数学课。

    Yǒu, liǎng diǎn yǒu yì jié shùxué kè.

    Yes, I have a math class at two.

  3. Speaker A:

    几点下课？

    Jǐ diǎn xià kè?

    What time does it finish?

  4. Speaker B:

    三点半。下课以后我们去打球吧。

    Sān diǎn bàn. Xià kè yǐhòu wǒmen qù dǎ qiú ba.

    At three thirty. Let's go play ball after class.

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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.