siu2 hok6 saang1小學生小学生
Jyutpingsiu2 hok6 saang1
Yalesíu hohk sāang
Definition
Primary school student; elementary school pupil.
colloquialschoolpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to children currently enrolled in primary education, typically aged six to twelve. While it describes a status, it is sometimes used colloquially to imply someone is immature or naive, similar to calling someone a child. It is distinct from 中學生, which refers to secondary school students.
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go3個goExamples
He is still just a primary school student right now.
Related words
Common phrases
primary school life
primary school code of conduct
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe the school itself; use 小學 for the institution. Learners sometimes mistakenly use this to refer to any young child, but it specifically requires the person to be enrolled in primary school.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
