How to Say “I am a student” in Chinese
Work and study
"I am a student" in Chinese is 我是学生 (wǒ shì xué sheng). 我是学生 (wǒ shì xuésheng) is "I am a student". Specifics: 大学生 (university student), 研究生 (graduate student), 博士生 (PhD student), 留学生 (international student), 高中生 (high school), 小学生 (primary school).
Primary translation
我是学生
wǒ shì xué sheng
Traditional: 我是學生
When to use it
我是学生 (wǒ shì xuésheng) is "I am a student". Specifics: 大学生 (university student), 研究生 (graduate student), 博士生 (PhD student), 留学生 (international student), 高中生 (high school), 小学生 (primary school). To mention where: 我在北大读书 (I study at Peking University). The verb 读书 (dú shū, "read books") is the natural Chinese way to say "be in school / study". Discipline: 我学X (I study X); 计算机 (CS), 医学 (medicine), 经济 (economics).
Example sentences
我是大学生，学计算机。
Wǒ shì dàxuéshēng, xué jìsuànjī.
I am a university student, studying computer science.
我在清华读研究生。
Wǒ zài Qīnghuá dú yánjiūshēng.
I am a graduate student at Tsinghua.
我是留学生，来自加拿大。
Wǒ shì liúxuéshēng, láizì Jiā'nádà.
I am an international student from Canada.
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