How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “School and learning”. The full topic holds 155 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 32 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Simplified Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: school and classroom

The classroom, school subjects, homework, exams, university: school and study vocabulary in Simplified Chinese.

Here are 100 Simplified Chinese words on “School and learning”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 36 words

Simplified Chinese	English
平均分数	average
开学	back to school
书本	book
背诵	by heart
化学	chemistry
教室	classroomClassroom at school
选拔考试	competitive exam
专注	concentration
书桌	desk
难度	difficulty
英语	English
考试	exam
练习题	exercise
学院	faculty
法语	French
成绩	grade
校长	headmaster
高中	high school
课堂	lessonTeaching session
课	lessonMaterial to learn
数学	mathematics
录取者	passed
物理	physics
处罚	punishment
学生	pupil
纸张	sheet
科目	subjectSubject taught at school
老师	teacher
试题	test paper
学习	to learnGain new knowledge or a new skill
及格	to pass
读书	to studyVerb, to apply oneself to acquiring knowledge
教学	to teach
理解	to understand
大学	university
笔试	written test

Level 2: medium 43 words

Simplified Chinese	English
缺席	absence
入学	admission
参考答案	answer key
学士	bachelor degree
黑板	board
食堂	canteen
同班同学	classmate
计算机教室	computer room
优等	distinction
博士	doctorate
注册	enrolment
地理	geography
迟到	lateness
评分标准	marking scale
硕士	master degree
幼儿园	nursery school
家长会	parents evening
圆珠笔	pen
铅笔	pencil
学校操场	playground
小学老师	primary teacher
家教课	private lesson
成绩报告单	report card
复习卡	revision card
草稿	rough draft
奖学金	scholarship
校园欺凌	school bullying
校车	school bus
高考	school leaving exam
学籍档案	school report book
书包	schoolbag
剪刀	scissors
中等教育	secondary school
学位论文	thesis
课表	timetable
诀窍	tip
批改	to correct
报名	to enrol
交作业	to hand in homework
进步	to progress
留级	to repeat a year
复习	to revise
实习	work placement

Level 3: hard 21 words

Simplified Chinese	English
参考书目	bibliography
活页夹	binder
寄宿学校	boarding school
粉笔	chalk
分心	distraction
落榜者	failed candidate
胶水	glue
荧光笔	highlighter
阶梯教室	lecture hall
托儿所	nursery
选修科目	optional subject
抄袭	plagiarism
监考老师	supervisor
用功	to apply oneself
深入钻研	to deepen
不及格	to fail
熟记	to memorise
朗诵	to recite
逃课	to skip class
旷课	truancy
权重	weighting

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “School and learning”. The full topic holds 155 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 32 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Simplified Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.