学童

學童
xuétóng
noun #31,540

Measure Word

学童 míng

Meanings

  1. 1 schoolchild
  2. 2 young pupil

Examples

Xiàochē sòng xuétóng huí jiā.
The school bus takes the schoolchildren home.
Zhè wèi lǎoshī jiāo guo jǐ dài xuétóng.
This teacher has taught several generations of schoolchildren.

Tips

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Slightly literary/formal — everyday Chinese says 学生 xuésheng or 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng. 学童 is preferred in news reports, official notices, or older texts (e.g. describing schoolchildren in the abstract — 'the welfare of schoolchildren').

Stroke Order

xué
tóng