学生 xue2sheng1 Definitely Means "Student" :)

Question:

DesiGirlInCanada: just to be clear..doesn't xueshang mean senior or upperclassman?

My Answer:

学生 xue2sheng1 definitely means "student" in Chinese. xue2 学 means "to learn", and sheng1 生 means "raw, novice, birth", depending on the context. So in the case of 学生 xue2sheng, it essentially means "learning novice" and hence "student".

I hope it helps!

C.-Y.