就读

就讀

jiùdú

verb HSK 7-9 #14,502

Meanings

1 to attend (a school); to study at

Characters

to study; to read

Literally 'go to study' — to attend an educational institution.

Examples

她在北京大学就读。

Tā zài Běijīng dàxué jiùdú.

She studies at Peking University.

孩子在哪所学校就读？

Háizi zài nǎ suǒ xuéxiào jiùdú?

Which school does the child attend?

Tips

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就读 is formal. In conversation, people say 在...上学 (zài...shàngxué) or 在...念书 (zài...niànshū). 就读 appears in official documents, news reports, and biographical introductions.

Stroke Order

就 jiù

读 dú