<p>in addition to what @zyy answered:</p>

<p>调 means making adjustments
课 means class</p>

<p><code>调课</code> sometimes implicitly means that we are swapping two classes, so it is slightly different from <code>replacement class</code>. </p>

<p>other possible translations:</p>

<p>这周六我有一节课要补</p>

<p>这周六要补上一节课</p>

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2019-04-21T16:32:55.230Z
2019-04-21T16:32:55.230Z
imkzh
<p>The scenario you described is usually called 调（tiáo）课 in Chinese. I am not sure if there is a corresponding noun for replacement class in Chinese, but the sentence you had</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I have a replacement class this Saturday</p>
</blockquote>

<p>can be translated to</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我们有一节课调（tiáo）到这周六了</p>
</blockquote>

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2019-04-21T01:57:28.937Z
2019-04-21T01:57:28.937Z
zyy
<p>I wanted to say the sentence "I have a replacement class this Saturday". I translated "replacement class" in Google translate and got 替换课程. But when I typed the full sentence on Google translate it is 替补课. So should my sentence be 这个星期六我有替换课程 or 这个星期六我有替补课 or is there any other more appropriate/colloquial way to say it? </p>

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2019-04-19T13:08:59.353Z
Can you explain what a *replacement class* is in English?
zyy
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2019-04-21T01:47:23.833Z
Let's say a teacher couldn't come to teach on one day, so the teacher pick another extra day to teach so that he/she can replace the class.
Nephilim
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2019-04-21T16:42:23.913Z
Nounification is quite a unique feature of English. Chinese uses verbs more often.
hackape
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What is the right translation for "replacement class"?
# What is the right translation for "replacement class"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-19)

I wanted to say the sentence "I have a replacement class this Saturday". I translated "replacement class" in Google translate and got 替换课程. But when I typed the full sentence on Google translate it is 替补课. So should my sentence be 这个星期六我有替换课程 or 这个星期六我有替补课 or is there any other more appropriate/colloquial way to say it?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you explain what a *replacement class* is in English?  
> **username_0**: Let's say a teacher couldn't come to teach on one day, so the teacher pick another extra day to teach so that he/she can replace the class.  
> **username_2**: Nounification is quite a unique feature of English. Chinese uses verbs more often.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-04-21. Score: 2

in addition to what @username_1 answered:

调 means making adjustments
课 means class

`调课` sometimes implicitly means that we are swapping two classes, so it is slightly different from `replacement class`.

other possible translations:

这周六我有一节课要补

这周六要补上一节课


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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-21. Score: 2

The scenario you described is usually called 调（tiáo）课 in Chinese. I am not sure if there is a corresponding noun for replacement class in Chinese, but the sentence you had

> I have a replacement class this Saturday

can be translated to

> 我们有一节课调（tiáo）到这周六了


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