中等

zhōngděng

adjective HSK 6 #11,441

Meanings

Middle grade — average level, neither high nor low.

他的成绩属于中等水平。

Tā de chéngjì shǔyú zhōngděng shuǐpíng.

His grades are at an average level.

这个城市是中等规模的。

Zhège chéngshì shì zhōngděng guīmó de.

This city is of medium size.

她身材中等。

Tā shēncái zhōngděng.

She has an average build.

中等收入家庭越来越多。

Zhōngděng shōurù jiātíng yuèláiyuè 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