How to Say ‘To go to elementary school’ in Traditional Chinese
上小學
shàng xiǎo xué
[shàng xiǎoxué]
💬 Usage Tip: 上 (shàng) here means 'attend', and it works for any school: 上大學 "go to university", 上班 "go to work".
Phrase Breakdown
上
shàng
[shàng]
to attend (school)
Verb meaning to go to or attend school or class.
我每天上班。
I go to work every day.
小學
xiǎo xué
[xiǎoxué]
elementary school
Primary school, grades one to six in Taiwan.
他在小學教書。
He teaches at an elementary school.
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