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初中

chūzhōng
noun HSK 3 #10,626

Meanings

  1. 1 junior high school
  2. 2 middle school

Characters

初
chū
beginning; initial
中
zhōng
middle; secondary
Short for 初级 中学 (junior secondary school).

Examples

HSK 1
他现在上初中。
Tā xiànzài shàng chūzhōng.
He is currently in junior high school.
HSK 2
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.
HSK 2
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