hoi1 hok6開學开学

Jyutpinghoi1 hok6

Yalehōi hohk

動詞Common

Definition

To start a new school term or academic year, or to resume school after a long break.

colloquialschooltime

How it's used

Refers specifically to the beginning of a new academic term or the resumption of classes after a long break. It is often used to describe the collective feeling of stress or preparation that students and parents experience as the summer holidays come to an end. Unlike formal academic language, it is the standard way to talk about the start of the school year in daily life.

Examples

haa6下go3個lai5禮baai3拜zau6就hoi1開hok6學，nei5你maai5買zo2咗syu1書mei6未aa4呀？

School starts next week, have you bought your books yet?

hoi1開hok6學zi1之hau6後，keoi5佢dei6哋seng4成jat6日dou1都jiu3要faan1返tou4圖syu1書gun2館wan1溫syu1書。

After school starts, they have to go to the library to study all the time.

Common phrases

hoi1開hok6學jat6日

first day of school

hoi1開hok6學lai5禮

school opening ceremony

Common mistake

Do not use this to mean the physical act of opening a school building or starting a new school business, as it strictly refers to the start of the academic cycle for students.