學生 / 学生
xuéshēng
The English word "student" is translated into Chinese as 學生 / 学生 (xuéshēng).
Meaning: person enrolled at a school, university or other education institution (noun)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 學生 / 学生 | xuéshēng | |
| 學生 / 学生 | ha̍k-seng | Hokkien |
A student is a person enrolled at a school, university or other education institution.
Which one should you use?
While 學生 / 学生 is the general term, 研究生 (yánjiūshēng) is a specific term used for a research student or graduate student. For historical or literary contexts, one might use 門生 (ménshēng), which means "disciple" or "student".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwan and areas using Traditional Chinese, 學生 (xuéshēng) is used instead of the Simplified Chinese 学生. In Dungan, the word for student is щүәсын.
How do you pronounce it?
ha̍k-seng
Did you know?
- In Chinese, the word 學生 can be used as a first-person pronoun. A student might refer to themselves as 學生 instead of 'I' when speaking to a teacher to show humility and respect.
- While 學生 / 学生 refers to a student, the term 學霸 /xuébà is a popular slang term used to describe an extremely high-achieving 'study tyrant'.
- The character 學 /xué used in 學生 / 学生 has a historical pictographic origin that resembles a child under a roof, representing learning.
Examples in context
- 我是一名大学生。(Wǒ shì yī míng dàxuéshēng.)I am a university student.
- 他是一个优秀的学生。(Tā shì yī gè yōuxiù de xuéshēng.)He is an excellent student.
- 她是一位研究生。(Tā shì yī wèi yánjiūshēng.)She is a graduate student.
- 你好，同学！(Nǐ hǎo, tóngxué!)Hello, fellow student!
- 我们是同学！(Wǒmen shì tóngxué!)We are classmates!
- 这是我们的学员。(Zhè shì wǒmen de xuéyuán.)This is our student.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “student” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
