# học sinh meaning in Vietnamese: pupil (A1)

> học sinh means “pupil, student (at school)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hoc-sinh/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**học sinh**: pupil

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hoc sinh

## 1. pupil (noun)

pupil, student (at school), schoolchild

A school pupil; a university student is *sinh viên*.

- Em là học sinh lớp mười. — I'm a tenth-grade student.
- Saigon: Trường này có hai ngàn học sinh. | Hà Nội: Trường này có hai nghìn học sinh. — This school has two thousand students.

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