alumnus; alumna; former student; schoolmate
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alumnus (male); alumna (female); former student or staff member of a school; schoolmate
Refers to anyone who previously studied at or worked for the institution, used as a mutual term among them. In English, 'alumnus' refers to male graduates, 'alumna' to female, and 'alumni' is the plural form.
Tā他
shì是
Qīng清
huá华
dà大
xué学
yī一
jiǔ九
jiǔ九
líng零
jí级
de的
xiào校
yǒu友
。
He is an alumnus of Tsinghua University from the class of 1990.
Wǒ我
men们
měi每
nián年
jǔ举
bàn办
xiào校
yǒu友
huì会
，
ràng让
lǎo老
tóng同
xué学
chóng重
jù聚
。
We hold an alumni reunion every year so that old classmates can gather again.
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Zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
nǚ女
xiào校
yǒu友
，
tā她
xiàng向
mǔ母
xiào校
juān捐
zèng赠
le了
yī一
zuò座
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
。
As an alumna, she donated a library to her alma mater.
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
yě也
shì是
zhè这
suǒ所
dà大
xué学
de的
xiào校
yǒu友
。
That elderly professor is also an alumnus of this university.