上学 (shàngxué) Go to School (Beginner) 20/01/2010 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #GotoSchool 上学 (shàngxué) Go to School The character “上 (shàng)” means up and “学 (xué)” means to study. Example: Qīdiǎn le, shàngxué yào chídào le! 七点了,上学要迟到了! It’s seven o’clock; I will be late for school.