We have welcomed September and it is time that all schools began to open one after another. Some of the students are excited about meeting long-time-no-see classmates while others may feel slightly uneasy about entering a new school. Whether it is the case for you or not, we would like to bring you some Chinese words related to the school season so that you can make friends in the new environment!
School Season
Back-to-school season 开学季 kāi xué jì
School opening ceremony 开学典礼 kāi xué diǎn lǐ
Admission letter 录取通知书 lù qǔ tōng zhī shū
Enroll, register 报到，登记 bào dào, dēng jì
Bānzhǎng shuō měigè rén bìxū píng lùqǔ tōngzhīshū yóu běnrén dēngjì bàodào。
班长说每个人必须凭录取通知书由本人登记报到。
The monitor said that everyone must register with admission letter by himself or herself.
Semesters
Zhōngguó yǒu liǎnggè xuéqī。Tōngcháng chūnjì xuéqī cóng sānyuè dào liùyuè，qiūjì xuéqī cóng jiǔyuè dào shí’èryuè。
中国有两个学期。通常春季学期从三月到六月，秋季学期从九月到十二月。
There are two semesters in China. Usually, spring semester is from March to June and fall semester is from September to December.
Grades of School
Kindergarten 幼儿园 yòu ér yuán
Primary school 小学 xiǎo xué
Middle school 初中 chū zhōng
High school 高中 gāo zhōng
Grade 年级 nián jí
Class 班级 bān jí
Wǒ de dìdi hái zài shàng chūsān，míngnián jiù dú gāozhōng la。
我的弟弟还在上初三，明年就读高中啦。
My younger brother is still studying at grade three in middle school; he will soon go to high school next year.
Higher Education
University 大学 dà xué
Freshman 大一 dà yī
Sophomore 大二 dà èr
Junior 大三 dà sān
Senior 大四 dà sì
Postgraduate Studies 研究生 yán jiū shēng
Doctoral Ssudies 博士生 bó shì shēng
Tā xiàng qítā bābǎi duō wàn zhōngguó dàyīxīnshēng yíyàng，dōu jiāng zài jīnnián qiūtiān màichū dúzì shēnghuó de dìyī bù。
她像其他800多万中国大一新生一样，都将在今年秋天迈出独自生活的第一步。
Like other over 8 million freshmen heading to campus this fall for college, she is also taking her first step to living on her own.
Curriculum
Curriculum schedule 课程表 kè chéng biǎo
Compulsory course 必修课 bì xiū kè
Optional course 选修课 xuǎn xiū kè
Credit 学分 xué fēn
Scholarship 奖学金 jiǎng xué jīn
Tóngxuémen kěyǐ tōngguò zàixiàn xìtǒng chákàn kèchéngbiǎo，nàxiē rèmén de xuǎnxiūkè zǒngshì hěn nán qiǎng dào。
同学们可以通过在线系统查看课程表，那些热门的选修课总是很难抢到。
Students can view curriculum through online system, and those popular optional courses are always hard to get.
