Going to School 上学 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

终于要开学了  Zhōngyú yào kāixué le  School is finally going to start   暑假孩子每天在家  Shǔjià háizi měitiān zài jiā  During the summer vacation, children stay at home every day   家长真的很累  Jiāzhǎng zhēn de hěn lèi  Parents are really tired   今天我们来讲讲上学  Jīntiān wǒmen lái jiǎngjiang shàngxué  Today we are going to talk about going to school  (school education) 我们通常三岁后开始上幼儿园  Wǒmen tōngcháng sān suì hòu kāishǐ shàng yòu'éryuán  We usually start going to kindergarten after the age of three   幼儿园三年分为小班、中班和大班  Yòu'éryuán sān nián fēnwéi xiǎobān, zhōngbān hé dàbān  The three years of kindergarten are divided into junior class, middle class and senior class   6岁后开始上小学  Liù suì hòu kāishǐ shàng xiǎoxué  We start primary school after the age of six   一共六年，从一年级到六年级  Yīgòng liù nián, cóng yī niánjí dào liù niánjí  It lasts six years in total, from the first grade to the sixth grade   12岁上初中  Shí'èr suì shàng chūzhōng  We go to junior high school at the age of twelve   一共三年，从初一到初三  Yīgòng sān nián, cóng chūyī dào chūsān  It lasts three years in total, from the first year of junior high school to the third year of junior high school   15岁上高中  Shíwǔ suì shàng gāozhōng  We go to senior high school at the age of fifteen   一共三年，从高一到高三  Yīgòng sān nián, cóng gāoyī dào gāosān  It lasts three years in total, from the first year of senior high school to the third year of senior high school   18岁上大学  Shíbā suì shàng dàxué  We go to university at the age of eighteen   通常是四年，从大一到大四  Tōngcháng shì sì nián, cóng dàyī dào dàsì  It is usually four years, from the first year of university to the fourth year of university   专科是三年，医学生可能是五年  Zhuānkē shì sān nián, yīxuéshēng kěnéng shì wǔ nián  Junior college lasts three years, while medical students may take five years   大学毕业你可以自己考研究生  Dàxué bìyè nǐ kěyǐ zìjǐ kǎo yánjiūshēng  After graduating from university, you can take the postgraduate entrance examination by yourself   硕士研究生通常三年，从研一到研三  Shuòshì yánjiūshēng tōngcháng sān nián, cóng yányī dào yánsān  A master's program usually lasts three years, from the first year of postgraduate study to the third year of postgraduate study   然后你可以继续考博士研究生  Ránhòu nǐ kěyǐ jìxù kǎo bóshì yánjiūshēng  Then you can continue to take the doctoral entrance examination   博士好像没有年限  Bóshì hǎoxiàng méiyǒu niánxiàn  There seems to be no fixed duration for a doctoral program   就看你什么时候能毕业  Jiù kàn nǐ shénme shíhou néng bìyè  It all depends on when you can graduate   其实这个学生生涯挺长的  Qíshí zhège xuéshēng shēngyá tǐng cháng de  In fact, this student life is quite long   前几年听说过要把小学缩短为四年  Qián jǐ nián tīngshuō guò yào bǎ xiǎoxué suōduǎn wèi sì nián  A few years ago, we heard that primary school would be shortened to four years   可是一直没有实施  Kěshì yìzhí méiyǒu shíshī  But it has not been implemented yet   我自己是读的重点大学的本科  Wǒ zìjǐ shì dú de zhòngdiǎn dàxué de běnkē  I myself studied for a bachelor's degree at a key university   和一个普通大学的硕士研究生  Hé yīgè pǔtōng dàxué de shuòshì yánjiūshēng  And a master's degree at an ordinary university   现在学历贬值很严重  Xiànzài xuélì biǎnzhí hěn yánzhòng  Nowadays, the devaluation of academic qualifications is very serious   因为本科生、研究生太多了  Yīnwèi běnkēshēng, yánjiūshēng tài duō le  Because there are too many undergraduate and postgraduate students   其实社会不需要那么多高学历的人  Qíshí shèhuì bù xūyào nàme duō gāo xuélì de rén  In fact, society does not need so many people with high academic qualifications   不需要那么多的白领  Bù xūyào nàme duō de báilǐng  It does not need so many white-collar workers