你想考什么学校
“What school do you want to go to?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你明年就要考大学了
“You will have the college entrance exam next year.”
你想 考什么学校
“What school do you want to go to?”
什么学校
“What school?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, preparing for the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) is a family-wide milestone, where parents heavily invest in and scrutinize the child's academic trajectory.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
want to test into; plan to apply to
Commonly used when discussing school admissions or competitive examinations.
what school; which university
A straightforward question asking about someone's choice of educational institution.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“with which you can get into any college you want.”
“and get into a good university.”
“Which college did you go to? What's your degree?”
“I'm not sure if I can do it.”
“so she'll apply for China University of Political Science and Law.”
“Then college shouldn't be a problem.”