学时

學時

xuéshí

noun HSK 4 #85,707

Meanings

1 class hour
2 credit hour
3 teaching period

Characters

study; learning

Study-time — a unit of class time

Examples

这门课一共有三十二个学时。

Zhè mén kè yígòng yǒu sānshí'èr gè xuéshí.

This course has a total of thirty-two class hours.

每周四个学时。

Měi zhōu sì gè xuéshí.

Four class hours per week.

Tips

usage

学时 refers to the actual hours of instruction, while 学分 refers to the credits earned. A 3-credit course might have 48 学时.

Stroke Order

学 xué

时 shí