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課

kè

lesson; course; classwork

Strokes
15
Radical
言
HSK
—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 课

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 课, the simplified form of 課. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 你几点上课？

    Nǐ jǐ diǎn shàng kè

    What time is class for you?

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  • 我明天有课。

    Wǒ míng tiān yǒu kè

    I have class tomorrow.

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  • 你几点下课？

    Nǐ jǐ diǎn xià kè

    What time do you get out of class?

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  • 下课了吗？

    Xià kè le ma

    You get out of class?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 课

  • 课kè 4subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination
  • 上课shàng kè 4–4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
  • 下课xià kè 4–4 to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired
  • 课本kè běn 4–3 textbook
  • 课文kè wén 4–2 text
  • 课堂kè táng 4–2 classroom
  • 课程kè chéng 4–2 course; academic program
  • 功课gōng kè 1–4 homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study
  • 课题kè tí 4–2 task; problem; issue
  • 讲课jiǎng kè 3–4 teach; lecture
  • 补课bǔ kè 3–4 to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
  • 旷课kuàng kè 4–4 to play truant; to cut classes