Word: 学期 (xuéqī)

下学期你要参加考试吗？

Xià xuéqī nǐ yào cānjiā kǎoshì ma?

Are you taking tests on the next session?

他是上个学期来的吗？

Tā shì shàng ge xuéqī lái de ma?

Did he get here last semester? ⇒ Was it last semester that he got here?

我这个学期的成绩很差。

Wǒ zhège xuéqī de chéngjì hěn chà.

I got terrible grades this term.

我这学期修西班牙文。

Wǒ zhè xuéqī xiū Xībānyáwén.

I'm taking Spanish this semester.

我这学期几乎没学物理。

Wǒ zhè xuéqī jīhū méi xué wùlǐ.

I haven't studied physics much all semester.

新的学期开始了。

Xīn de xuéqī kāishǐle.

The new school semester has started.

第二学期结束了。

Dì'èr xuéqī jiéshùle.

Second semester has ended.

这个学期我们有两次考试。

Zhège xuéqī wǒmen yǒu liǎngcì kǎoshì.

We have two examinations during this term.