Before we look up the school words in Chinese, let me ask you a question. Do you know how many 漢字/汉字 hànzì are in the Chinese language? The answer is more than 80,000 characters. Sounds crazy, right? But there is no reason to learn that many characters because even a native speaker can not recognize 80,000 characters. According to the study, Chinese students that have finished high school know about 4,500 characters. A well-educated Chinese people know anywhere around 8,000 characters.
If you want to understand the menu and some basic instructions on daily life, you just need 800 characters. If you want to know what is going on on TV, on the radio, or in the newspapers, 3,500 characters are covered 92% of it.
Part 1 School Words in Chinese
| Simplify | China | Traditional | Taiwan | English | Korean | Japanese |
| 语法 | yǔfǎ | 文法 | wénfǎ | Grammar | 문법 | 文法 |
| 书法 | shūfă | 書法 | shūfă | Calligraphy | 서도 | 書道 |
| 班 | bān | 班 | bān | Class | 반 | 班 |
| 课 | kè | 課 | kè | Lesson | 수업 | 授業 |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | 高中 | gāozhōng | High school | 고등학교 | 高等学校 |
| 汉字 | hànzì | 漢字 | hànzì | Chinese character | 한자 | 漢字 |
| 练习 | liànxí | 練習 | liànxí | Practice | 연습 | 練習 |
| 解释 | jiěshì | 解釋 | jiěshì | Explain | 해석 | 解釈 |
| 成绩 | chéngjì | 成績 | chéngjī | Grade | 성적 | 成績 |
| 报告 | bàogào | 報告 | bàogào | Report | 보고 | レポート |
| 作业 | zuòyè | 作業 | zuòyè | Homework | 숙제 | 宿題 |
| 作文 | zuòwén | 作文 | zuòwén | Composition | 작문 | 作文 |
Examples
不是每個中國人都能解釋中文文法
不是每个中国人都能解释汉语语法
Búshì měige Zhōngguó rén dōu néng jiěshì Zhōngwén wénfǎ.
Búshì měige Zhōngguó rén dōu néng jiěshì Hànyǔ yǔfǎ.
Not every Chinese person can explain Chinese grammar.
報告/报告 bàogào
This word can be both noun and verb.
我這週末要去朋友家討論報告
我这周末要去朋友家讨论报告
Wǒ zhè zhōumò yào qù péngyǒujiā tǎolùn bàogào.
Wǒ zhè zhōumò yào qù péngyoujiā tǎolùn bàogào.
I’m going to a friend’s house this weekend to discuss the report.
這件事你需要跟老闆報告
这件事你需要跟老板报告
Zhè jiàn shì nǐ xūyào gēn lǎobǎn bàogào.
You need to report this to your boss.
Part 2 School Words in Chinese
| Simplify | China | Traditional | Taiwan | English | Korean | Japanese |
| 暑假 | shŭjià | 暑假 | shŭjià | Summer vocation | 여름 방학 | 夏休み |
| 寒假 | hánjià | 寒假 | hánjià | Winter vocation | 겨울 방학 | 冬休み |
| 假期 | jiàqī | 假期 | jiàqí | vocation | 방학 | 休み |
| 学期 | xuéqī | 學期 | xuéqí | Semester | 학기 | 学期 |
| 学费 | xuéfèi | 學費 | xuéfèi | Tuition | 학비 | 学費 |
| 尺 | chǐ | 尺 | chǐ | Rule | 자 | 尺 |
| 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | 鉛筆 | qiānbǐ | Pencil | 연필 | 鉛筆 |
| 笔记 | bǐjì | 筆記 | bǐjì | Note | 메모 | メモ |
| 笔记本 | bǐjìběn | 筆記本 | bǐjìběn | Notebook | 공책 | ノート |
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | 字典 | zìdiǎn | Dictionary | 자전 | 字典 |
| 书桌 | shūzhuō | 書桌 | shūzhuō | Desk | 책상 | 机 |
Examples
台灣的學校有兩個學期，上學期跟下學期
台湾的学校有两个学期，上学期跟下学期
Táiwān de xuéxiào yǒu liǎngge xuéqí，shàngxuéqí gēn xià xuéqí.
Táiwān de xuéxiào yǒu liǎngge xuéqī，shàngxuéqī gēn xià xuéqī.
Schools in Taiwan have two semesters, the first semester and the second semester.
如果你有不會的字，可以去查字典
如果你有不会的字，可以去查字典
Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu búhuì de zì，kěyǐ qù chá zìdiǎn.
If you have a word that you don’t know, you can look it up in the dictionary.
A2 School Words
