How to Say ‘I'm taking the kids to school.’ in Simplified Chinese
我送孩子上学。
wǒ sòng hái zi shàng xué
[waw sòng high dz shàngxué]
🇨🇳 In China: This is a classic morning chat between neighbors, and grandparents doing the school run are a very common sight in China.
Phrase Breakdown
我送孩子
wǒ sòng hái zi
I take my child
送 (sòng) means to take someone somewhere or see them off. 孩子 (háizi) means 'child'. The 子 is light and unstressed.
我送孩子回家。
I take my child home.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person singular pronoun used by the speaker.
我想改一下座位。
I would like to change the seat a bit.
送
sòng
[sòng]
to take (someone somewhere); to see off
To go with someone to a place, such as taking a child to school.
爸爸送我去机场。
Dad takes me to the airport.
孩子
hái zi
[high dz]
child; kid
A common word for a child.
这是孩子的护照。
This is the child's passport.
上学。
shàng xué
to school
上学 (shàngxué) means 'to go to school'. Both syllables have falling-rising tones; say them clearly.
他每天上学。
He goes to school every day.
Words in this phrase
上学
shàng xué
[shàngxué]
to go to school; to attend school
Means going to school each day, or being a student in school.
我女儿明年上学。
My daughter starts school next year.
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