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How to Write "New Semester" in Chinese Symbols

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Summary: Learn how to write ""New Semester" in Chinese Symbols with expert tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters in this free language lesson video clip.

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Xi Chen got her Certificate of Teaching Chinese As a Foreign Language in 2005, one of less than 5,000 certificate holders across China. Recently, she was newly appointed program...read more

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"Now let's come to the Chinese word for "new semester begins". In Chinese, it is "kai xue". "Kai" means "begin" or "start". And it's always, it always appears in a word. "Kai shi". This word means "begin" or "start", so "kai" here, it just means "begin" or "start". "Xue", now, in this word it means "semester". And we also know that in many other words, "xue" means "school". For example, "xue xiao". "Xue xiao" is "school". Or in this word "shang xue", "shang xue", "go to school". "Xue" in this word also means school. Well, in the word "kai xue", it means "semester". "Kai xue", "new semester begins"."

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