Definition
学龄 refers to the age range during which children typically attend school — roughly 6 to 15 or 18, depending on the country's education system. It's a compound noun used mostly in formal or statistical contexts, such as 学龄儿童 ('school-age children') or 学龄人口 ('school-age population'). You won't use it in everyday conversation about a specific child's age; instead, you'd say 到了上学的年龄 ('reached the age to go to school').
n.
school age (the age range during which children are expected to attend school)
Examples
- 学龄。Zhège dìqū de xué líng értóng rùxué lǜ hěn gāo.The enrollment rate for school-age children in this area is very high.
- 学龄。Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài tǒngjì quán shì de xué líng rénkǒu.The government is counting the school-age population of the whole city.
- 学龄。xué líng qián jiàoyù duì háizi de chéngzhǎng hěn zhòngyào.Preschool education is very important for children's development.
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