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title: "Xueqi Meaning: 学期 (xuéqī) Means “semester”"
description: "学期 (traditional 學期, xuéqī) means “semester; term”. Hear its tones, see what 学 and 期 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 学期 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

学期 xuéqī

## semester; term

## Its characters

1. 学 xué to study
2. 期 qī period

## In a sentence

这个学期我有五门课。 I have five classes this semester.

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## More words with 学 or 期

- [办学 bànxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banxue)
- [长期 chángqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqi)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [初期 chūqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuqi)
- [到期 dàoqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoqi)
- [大学 dàxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxue)
- [大学生 dàxuéshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxuesheng)
- [定期 dìngqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingqi)
- [短期 duǎnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanqi)
- [发疯文学 fāfēng-wénxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafengwenxue)

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