学龄

學齡
xuélíng
noun #38,054

Meanings

  1. 1 school age

Examples

HSK 4
Zhège xiǎoqū de xuélíng értóng dōu zài fùjìn de xiǎoxué shàngxué.
The school-age children in this neighbourhood all go to the primary school nearby.
HSK 7-9
Xuélíng rénkǒu zhúnián jiǎnshǎo, yìxiē xiāngcūn xiǎoxué guān le mén.
As the school-age population shrinks year by year, some village primary schools have closed.

Tips

usage
龄 'age; length of time' makes a small set of words: 学龄 'school age', 工龄 'years of work', 教龄 'years of teaching', 军龄 'years of military service'. 学龄前 means 'preschool', as in 学龄前儿童 'preschool children'.

Stroke Order

学 xué
龄 líng