小学生 xiǎo xué shēng
“primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner”
noun2021 list level 1Traditional 小學生Measure word 个 · 名
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
小学生 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 238: 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 85
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 小学生
小学生 is a countable noun meaning 'primary school student, schoolchild' — children in primary school, not students in general. It is used as 一个/一名小学生 or in the plural without 们 when referring to the group. The figurative sense 'beginner' exists but the literal school sense is the one to use at this level.
例句Example sentences
- 我妹妹是小学生，今年七岁。wǒ mèi mei shì xiǎo xué sheng, jīn nián qī suì.My younger sister is a primary school student; she is seven this year.
- 小学生下午三点半放学。xiǎo xué sheng xià wǔ sān diǎn bàn fàng xué.Primary school students finish school at 3:30 in the afternoon.
- 这个学校有一千多个小学生。zhè ge xué xiào yǒu yì qiān duō gè xiǎo xué sheng.This school has more than a thousand primary school students.
易混词Easily confused
小学生vs学生
学生 means 'student' of any kind (school, university, someone's pupil), while 小学生 specifically means a child in primary school.