课
kè
lesson, class
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 上课了!Class is starting!
- 今天有三节课。Three classes today.
Collocations
上课下课一节课
Mnemonic
课 kè "lesson, class" — traditional 課. 上课 "start class / attend", 下课 "class is over". Measure: 节 jié (period). Cognate of Japanese 課 ka (department/section sense).
Quick check
上课 vs 下课?