Word: 休学 (xiūxué) Traditional: 休學 休学 dictionary entry xiūxué to suspend schooling; to defer study Full dictionary entry for 休学 Example sentences using 休学 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 为什么你突然想休学？ Wèishénme nǐ tūrán xiǎng xiūxué? Why do you suddenly want to take a leave from school? 他办了休学，但学籍还保留着。 Tā bànle xiūxué, dàn xuéjí hái bǎoliúzhe. He took a leave of absence, but his student status is still kept. 休学要先跟老师说吗？ Xiūxué yào xiān gēn lǎoshī shuō ma? Do I need to tell the teacher first to take a leave of absence?