附中

fùzhōng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 affiliated middle/high school (short for 附属中学; secondary school attached to a university)

Examples

Tā shì Qīnghuá Fùzhōng bìyè de.
He graduated from the Affiliated High School of Tsinghua University.
Réndà Fùzhōng shì Běijīng zuì nán kǎo de xuéxiào zhī yī.
The High School Affiliated to Renmin University is one of the hardest schools to get into in Beijing.

Tips

culture
Short for 附属中学. The best-known 附中 are tied to elite universities (人大附中, 清华附中, 北大附中, 师大附中) and are consistently ranked among China's top high schools. Families will relocate neighbourhoods just to qualify for the school district.
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The short form 附中 is universal in student and parent speech; the full 附属中学 appears mostly on official signage and paperwork.

Stroke Order

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