Definition

Noun: - Schoolmate; classmate; fellow student: A person who studies with you under the same teacher, in the same class, or at the same school.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi gặp lại một bạn học cũ ở hội trường. (I met an old schoolmate at the auditorium.)
  • Cô ấy là bạn học cùng lớp với tôi hồi cấp ba. (She was my classmate in high school.)
  • Chúng tôi là những bạn học tại Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội. (We are fellow students at Vietnam National University, Hanoi.)

Advanced Usage

• "bạn học chung": A fellow student with whom one shares a class or study group.
  • Anh ấy không chỉ là bạn học chung mà còn là người bạn thân nhất của tôi. (He is not just a fellow student but also my best friend.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bạn cùng lớp (n): Classmate. (Specifically emphasizes being in the same class.)
• Bạn cùng trường (n): Schoolmate. (Specifically emphasizes attending the same school.)
• Đồng môn (n): Schoolfellow; alumnus/alumna. (A more formal term, often used for alumni from the same school.)

Synonyms

• Bạn đồng học (n): Fellow student; schoolmate. (A slightly more formal synonym.)
• Học bạn (n): Classmate; schoolmate. (A less common, synonymous compound.)

Notes on Usage

• The word "bạn học" is a compound noun formed from "bạn" (friend) and "học" (to study). It specifically denotes a friendship or acquaintance formed through the shared context of studying.
• It is a neutral and commonly used term applicable to any level of education, from primary school to university.
• Unlike the more general term "bạn" (friend), "bạn học" explicitly indicates the academic setting as the origin of the relationship.

noun

1. School-fellow; class-mate' fellow-student