low-achieving student; poor-performing student
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
student with poor academic performance; underachiever
neutralUsed in an educational context, often with a negative or pejorative connotation. It focuses on academic results rather than intelligence or potential.
Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
bāng帮
zhù助
yī一
xiē些
chà差
shēng生
bǔ补
xí习
gōng功
kè课
。
The teacher is helping some low-achieving students with their homework.
Zhè这
ge个
xué学
xiào校
yǒu有
zhuān专
mén门
de的
fǔ辅
dǎo导
bān班
lái来
bāng帮
zhù助
chà差
shēng生
。
This school has special tutoring classes to help underachieving students.
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Bù不
yīng应
gāi该
jiǎn简
dān单
de地
gěi给
xué学
sheng生
tiē贴
shàng上
"
chà差
shēng生
"
de的
biāo标
qiān签
。
We shouldn't simply label students as "poor performers."
Tā他
xiǎo小
xué学
shí时
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
chà差
shēng生
，
dàn但
hòu后
lái来
jìn进
bù步
hěn很
dà大
。
He was considered an underachiever in elementary school, but he improved a lot later.