大学 dà xué
“university; college”
noun2021 list level 1Traditional 大學Measure word 所
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
大学 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 27: 大学 dàxué — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 80
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 大学
大学 (dàxué) is the noun for university or college, used for the institution and in names like 北京大学. Say 上大学 for 'attend university' and 在大学 for 'at university'; 去大学 is not the usual way to say enrolling but is fine when it literally means going to a university location. A separate capitalized Dàxué refers to the Confucian classic 《大学》, irrelevant at HSK 1.
例句Example sentences
- 我姐姐在北京上大学。wǒ jiě jie zài běi jīng shàng dà xué.My older sister attends university in Beijing.
- 这所大学很有名。zhè suǒ dà xué hěn yǒu míng.This university is very famous.
- 大学的时候，我住在学校里。dà xué de shí hou, wǒ zhù zài xué xiào lǐ.When I was at university, I lived on campus.
易混词Easily confused
大学vs学校
学校 is the general word for any school (primary, secondary, etc.); 大学 is specifically a university or college.
义项All meanings
- Dà xué: the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism
- dà xué: university; college