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Future Study Plans

Learn how to talk about future study, exams and educational goals.

1. Future plans

将来

jiāng lái

future

计划

jì huà

plan

希望

xī wàng

to hope

决定

jué dìng

to decide

我将来有很多计划。

I have many plans for the future.

我还没有决定学什么。

I have not decided what to study yet.

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2. Studying after exams

考试

kǎo shì

exam

学习

xué xí

to study

课程

kè chéng

course

科目

kē mù

subject

考试以后,我想继续学习。

After exams, I want to continue studying.

我最喜欢的科目是中文。

My favourite subject is Chinese.

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3. School and university

大学

dà xué

university

学校

xué xiào

school

毕业

bì yè

to graduate

申请

shēn qǐng

to apply

我想申请一所好大学。

I want to apply to a good university.

毕业以后,我想去大学。

After graduating, I want to go to university.

4. Reasons for studying

因为

yīn wèi

because

所以

suǒ yǐ

so / therefore

感兴趣

gǎn xìng qù

interested in

重要

zhòng yào

important

因为我对中文感兴趣,所以我想继续学习。

Because I am interested in Chinese, I want to continue studying.

教育对我的将来很重要。

Education is very important for my future.

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考试以后,我想继续学习。因为我对中文感兴趣,所以我想申请大学。教育对我的将来很重要。

After exams, I want to continue studying. Because I am interested in Chinese, I want to apply to university. Education is very important for my future.