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dàxué

大学dàxuédàxué
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Usages of dàxué

我wǒ　姐姐jiějie　已经yǐjīng　大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　了le，　现在xiànzài　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒ jiějie yǐjīng dàxué bìyè le, xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
My older sister has already graduated from university and now works at a company.
大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　以后yǐhòu，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　工作gōngzuò，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　回huí　郊区jiāoqū。dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.
After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.
她Tā　想xiǎng　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　但是dànshì　外国wàiguó　大学dàxué　的de　学费xuéfèi　比bǐ　国　内guónèi　贵guì　很多hěn　duō。Tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, dànshì wàiguó dàxué de xuéfèi bǐ guónèi guì hěn duō.
She wants to go abroad to study, but the tuition at foreign universities is much higher than in her own country.
那Nà　位wèi　作家zuòjiā　说shuō，　他tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　在zài　国　内guónèi　大学dàxué　学习xuéxí，　后来hòulái　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　感觉gǎnjué　自己zìjǐ　又yòu　像xiàng　学生xuéshēng　一样yíyàng。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
很多hěnduō　学生xuéshēng　觉得juéde　国内guónèi　大学dàxué　的de　学费xuéfèi　比bǐ　出国chūguó　留学liúxué　便宜piányi。hěnduō xuéshēng juéde guónèi dàxué de xuéfèi bǐ chūguó liúxué piányi.
Many students feel that tuition at domestic universities is cheaper than studying abroad.
在zài　大学dàxué　里lǐ，　他tā　特别tèbié　喜欢xǐhuan　历史lìshǐ　课kè　和hé　地理dìlǐ　课kè。zài dàxué lǐ, tā tèbié xǐhuan lìshǐ kè hé dìlǐ kè.
At university, he especially likes history class and geography class.

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