三中

sānzhōng
noun #66,412

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 No. 3 Middle School (abbr.)
  2. 2 Third Middle School

Examples

Tā zài shì sānzhōng shàng gāozhōng.
He goes to the city's No. 3 Middle School for high school.
Sānzhōng de shēngxué lǜ hěn gāo.
No. 3 Middle School has a high university admission rate.

Tips

usage
Chinese cities number their public schools: 一中 (No. 1), 二中 (No. 2), 三中, etc. 一中 is often the top-ranked school; lower numbers don't always mean lower quality, but naming tends to reflect the order of establishment.

Stroke Order

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