---
title: "Ruxue Meaning: 入学 (rùxué) Means “to enter school”"
description: "入学 (traditional 入學, rùxué) means “to enter school; to start school; admission (to a school)”. Hear its tones, see what 入 and 学 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruxue"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 入学 mean?

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入学 rùxué

## to enter school; to start school; admission (to a school)

## Its characters

1. 入 rù to enter
2. 学 xué school (as in 小学)

## In a sentence

我女儿今年九月入学。 My daughter starts school this September.

高考的全名是“普通高等学校招生全国统一考试”，简单地说，它是中国的大学**入学**考试。

From [高考是什么？ · What is the gaokao?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-gaokao#library-word-188-190)

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## More words with 入 or 学

- [办学 bànxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banxue)
- [闭眼入 bìyǎnrù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyanru)
- [出入 chūrù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/churu)
- [大学 dàxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxue)
- [大学生 dàxuéshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxuesheng)
- [发疯文学 fāfēng-wénxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafengwenxue)
- [放学 fàngxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxue)
- [化学 huàxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaxue)
- [奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangxuejin)
- [教学 jiàoxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoxue)

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