初中

chūzhōng

noun HSK 3 #10,626

Meanings

1 junior high school
2 middle school

Characters

beginning; initial

middle; secondary

Short for 初级中学 (junior secondary school).

Examples

他现在上初中。

Tā xiànzài shàng chūzhōng.

He is currently in junior high school.

我初中的时候开始学英语。

Wǒ chūzhōng de shíhou kāishǐ xué Yīngyǔ.

I started learning English in middle school.

初中三年过得很快。

Chūzhōng sān nián guò de hěn kuài.

The three years of junior high went by quickly.

Tips

culture

China's education ladder: 小学 (elementary, 6 years) → 初中 (junior high, 3 years) → 高中 (senior high, 3 years) → 大学 (university, 4 years). 初中 and 高中 together are called 中学 (secondary school).

Stroke Order

初 chū

中 zhōng