Jargons on Campus
Tongji studentsseem tospeaka different language, literally known as Tongji Language in Chinese, though actually they are using jargons that are shared exclusively by Tongji students.Let’s learn some of the jargons.
Campus Card |
yì kǎtōng (一卡通)：Campus Card Literal meaning: one-for-all card on campus The campus card is indispensable to your life at Tongji for registration, libraries, hospitals and payment of things including food at canteens.
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I made it! |
qiǎng kè(抢课):paniconlineregistration of courses This expression describes the situation where students compete with each other to choose their favorite courses in the course selection system. For some popular courses, only a few early birds are lucky enough to catch them, so you need to act quickly! |
Students running on the playground |
shuā duàn (刷锻): swiping card for exercise It means swiping your Campus Card after doing physical exercise. To help students keep fit and healthy, the University require freshmen to do physical exercise at least 30 times per semester during their first year at Tongji. Students swipe their campus card for record-keeping at the end of their exercise. The record will be carried over to their final score of Grade Point Average (GPA). |
