Chinese Word: 校 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

校Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:交 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 交 [ jiāo ] to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix

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Pinyin: xiào

English Definition:school; military officer; Classifiers: 所

Chinese Definition:
①学堂，专门进行教育的机构：校园。校长。
②军衔的一级，在“将”之下，“尉”之上。
③古代军队编制单位：校尉(统带一校的军官)。

Example Words:

学校HSK 1	xué xiào	school; Classifiers: 所
校长HSK 3	xiào zhǎng	(college, university) president; headmaster; Classifiers: 个
高校	gāo xiào	universities and colleges; abbr. for 高等学校
校园	xiào yuán	campus
院校	yuàn xiào	college; academy; educational institution

Pinyin: jiào

English Definition:to proofread; to check; to compare

Chinese Definition:
①比较：校场。
②查对、订正：校勘。校订。校对。

Example Words:

校正	jiào zhèng	to proofread and correct; to edit and rectify; to correct; to calibrate
校对	jiào duì	proofreader; to proofread; to calibrate
校勘	jiào kān	to collate
校样	jiào yàng	proofs (printing)
校准	jiào zhǔn	to calibrate

1		wǒ 我 qù 去 xué xiào 学校。 I'm going to school.
2		wǒ 我 jīn tiān 今天 qù 去 xué xiào 学校。 I am going to school today.
3		wǒ 我 lái dào 来到 le 了 xué xiào 学校。 I arrived at school.
4		wǒ men 我们 qù 去 xué xiào 学校 shàng xué 上学。 We go to school to study.
5		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 xué xiào 学校 jiàn miàn 见面。 We will meet at school.

1		wǒ 我 qù 去 xué xiào 学校。 I'm going to school.
2		wǒ 我 jīn tiān 今天 qù 去 xué xiào 学校。 I am going to school today.
3		wǒ 我 lái dào 来到 le 了 xué xiào 学校。 I arrived at school.
4		wǒ men 我们 qù 去 xué xiào 学校 shàng xué 上学。 We go to school to study.
5		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 xué xiào 学校 jiàn miàn 见面。 We will meet at school.