學期

See also: 学期

Chinese

		learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
trad. (學期)		學	期
simp. (学期)		学	期

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuéqī, xuéqí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ kei⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ha̍k-kî

(Teochew, Peng'im): hag⁸ ki⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuéqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuéci
  - Wade–Giles: hsüeh²-chʻi¹
  - Yale: sywé-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuechi
  - Palladius: сюэци (sjueci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuéqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuécí
  - Wade–Giles: hsüeh²-chʻi²
  - Yale: sywé-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuechyi
  - Palladius: сюэци (sjueci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hok⁶ kei⁴
  - Yale: hohk kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² kʰei̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ha̍k-kî
  - Tâi-lô: ha̍k-kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hagkii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hak̚⁴⁻³² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hak̚²⁴⁻² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ki¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hak̚⁴⁻³² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hak̚⁴⁻³² ki²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hag⁸ ki⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ha̍k khî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hak̚⁴⁻² kʰi⁵⁵/

Noun

學期

(countable) school term; semester (Classifier: 個／个)
她這學期學費出了點問題。 [MSC, trad.]
她这学期学费出了点问题。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zhè xuéqī xuéfèi chū le diǎn wèntí. [Pinyin]
There is a problem with her tuition this semester.

Further reading

“學期”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
學	期
がく > がっ Hyōgai	き Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

學(がっ)期(き) • (gakki)

school term, trimester semester

Korean

Hanja in this term
學	期

Noun

學期 • (hakgi) (hangeul 학기)

hanja form^? of 학기 (“semester, trimester, term, quarter”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
學	期

Noun

學期

chữ Hán form of học kỳ/học kì (“(education) a term (part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year)”)
Synonym: 期 (kì)