Uni
YOO-nee /ˈjuːni/
Informal Neutral
What it really means
University. British people almost never say "college" for university — it is "uni": "at uni", "going to uni", "uni work".
Chinese explanation
大学（university 的缩略）。英国人几乎不用 college 指大学，都说 uni：at uni（在上大学）、uni work（大学功课）。
Example conversation
A: What do you do?
B: I'm at uni, studying engineering.
A：你是做什么的？
B：我在上大学，读工程专业。
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