课
class; subject; tax; divination
Meanings
8 senses · 40 examplesnoun
class; lesson; teaching session
Refers to a scheduled teaching session in school or training.
I have my first class at 8 AM every morning.
The class bell rang, we can take a break now.
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We don't have classes on Friday afternoon.
We have three new professional courses this semester.
The teacher's lesson today was very clear.
noun
subject; course of study
Used to refer to a specific academic subject taught in school.
Chinese is my favorite main subject.
We will take five courses this semester.
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Math class is a bit difficult for me.
He signed up for a new foreign language course.
History class helps us learn about stories from the past.
noun
class period; class unit
Refers to a single fixed-length session of teaching time.
A standard university class is usually 45 minutes long.
We have eight class periods in one day.
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There is a 10-minute break between each class period.
He was late for an entire class period.
This course has a total of 30 class sessions.
noun
lesson section; textbook chapter
formalRefers to a unit or section in a textbook or teaching material.
This Chinese textbook has a total of 25 lessons.
We will study the content of Lesson 3 today.
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The teacher asked us to preview the new words in Lesson 5.
The grammar points in this lesson are a bit complicated.
We have finished the first 12 lessons.
noun
administrative section; division
formalUsed for formal organizational divisions in traditional institutions.
The secretarial section of this company handles administrative affairs.
The accounting section is organizing last month's financial statements.
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The old government's education section managed local schools.
The general affairs section of the factory is responsible for logistics support.
The academic affairs section of the school arranged the new semester's schedule.
noun
old tax; national taxation
archaicUsed in classical or historical contexts to refer to traditional taxes.
Ancient common people needed to pay national taxes to the imperial court.
Farmers worked hard all year and still had to pay grain taxes.
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The harsh taxes in the late Ming Dynasty加重了百姓的负担。
Local officials were responsible for collecting local taxes.
Many peasant uprisings in history were caused by excessive taxes.
verb
to levy taxes; to collect tax
archaicA formal, archaic verb meaning to collect taxes from citizens or businesses.
The imperial court ordered tax collection to support border defense.
The government's tax collection methods at that time were very strict.
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Local officials took the opportunity to collect taxes and exploit the people.
Ancient dynasties often raised military funds through tax collection.
This overly heavy tax policy caused public dissatisfaction.
noun
divination; fortune-telling session
dialectUsed in traditional divination contexts, referring to fortune-telling rituals or sessions.
He went to the temple for a divination session to ask about this year's fortune.
Ancient scholars sometimes used divination to decide their official careers.
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The old Taoist priest is good at divination and can predict good and bad fortune.
She asked a fortune teller for a divination to see about her marriage.
There are many traditional divination methods, such as the six-line divination.