Well it’s that time of the year again, when students of all ages go back to school or 开课 (kāi kè). As commencement gets under way, students or 学生 (xué sheng) should familiarize themselves with the mandarin basics of school vocabulary, especially if they are studying in the mainland.

Hopefully these vocabulary words can help you throughout the semester or 学期 (xué qī) so you can do well on all your exams or 考试 (kǎo shì). Remember, “Good good study, day ay up!” or  好好学习天天向上 (hǎo hǎo xué xí tiān tiān xiàng shàng)：

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