How to say "school calendar" in Chinese
校历
xiào lì
classroom · learning · beginner · neutral
When To Use It
"school calendar" maps to 校历 (xiào lì), a neutral classroom phrase for learning situations.
Treat it as a core study phrase you should be able to recognize, pronounce, and recycle in your own beginner conversations.
Practice it first exactly as written, then swap in your own people, places, or objects so it becomes part of your active speaking repertoire.
Tone And Delivery
The register is neutral, which makes it flexible: safe in most daily situations without sounding stiff or overly intimate.
Because this is marked beginner, you should aim to recognize it instantly and reuse it with your own names, nouns, locations, or numbers.
A good practice target is the example sentence 校历 (xiào lì). Once that feels natural, shorten your pause and try it at conversation speed.
Practice Ideas
This phrase becomes more useful when you learn it as part of a mini-sequence. After saying it, a natural next step could be 蚁族 (yǐ zú).
A second nearby phrase to review is 考霸 (kǎo bà), which helps you stay in the same topic instead of translating from scratch again.
- Read the example “school calendar” aloud, then replace one detail with your own information.
- Pair it with “"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career” next so your conversation does not stop after a single line.
- Match the phrase to your tone of voice: soft for polite requests, flatter and quicker for routine daily use.
- If you hear a slightly different version in the wild, compare the tone and context before treating it as interchangeable.
Examples
校历
xiào lì
school calendar
Related
- "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career — 蚁族 (yǐ zú)
- "exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them — 考霸 (kǎo bà)
- "legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct — 法商 (fǎ shāng)
- "Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions — 红学 (hóng xué)
Explore more phrases on the How to say index or try the Chinese Name Generator.
Phrase FAQ
How do you say "school calendar" in Chinese?
校历 (xiào lì).
When should I use this phrase?
Use it in learning situations where a neutral tone fits. Because it is tagged beginner, it is meant to be practical and reusable rather than literary or highly specialized.
Is pronunciation included?
Yes. Every phrase page includes pinyin with tone marks, plus example sentences so you can hear how the wording expands in real use.
What should I learn next after this phrase?
A useful follow-up is 蚁族 (yǐ zú) — ""ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career". Studying connected phrases in small clusters makes them easier to recall in conversation.