中等

zhōngděng

adjective HSK 6 #11,441

Meanings

Middle grade — average level, neither high nor low.

Tā de chéngjì shǔyú zhōngděng shuǐpíng.

His grades are at an average level.

Zhège chéngshì shì zhōngděng guīmó de.

This city is of medium size.

Tā shēncái zhōngděng.

She has an average build.

Zhōngděng shōurù jiātíng yuè lái yuè duō.

There are more and more middle-income families.

usage

中等 is commonly paired with: 中等身材 (medium build), 中等水平 (average level), 中等收入 (middle income), 中等教育 (secondary education).

grammar

The ranking system: 初等 (elementary), 中等 (intermediate), 高等 (advanced). This applies to education (初等教育, 中等教育, 高等教育) and many other contexts.

中 zhōng

等 děng