No. 7,783 in Chinese
開學
"開學" means "to start school" or "the beginning of a new school term."
In a sentence
新的學期今天正式開學了。
The new semester officially starts today.
In this sentence, '開學' is used to denote the start of a new academic term.
我今年秋季要去大學開學。
This fall, I will attend the university for the start of the semester.
Here, '開學' refers to the act of joining the academic activities at the beginning of the academic year.
每到開學時，書店裡總是有很多人。
Every time at the start of the semester, there are always many people in the bookstore.
In this context, '開學' is used to illustrate the general time frame when the semester begins.
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