中等

zhōngděng

adjective HSK 6 #11,441

Meanings

Middle grade - average level, neither high nor low.

HSK 4

中等收入家庭越来越多。

Zhōngděng shōurù jiātíng yuèláiyuè duō.

There are more and more middle-income families.

HSK 5

她身材中等。

Tā shēncái zhōngděng.

She has an average build.

HSK 6

这次全国竞赛中，他的成绩只算中等。

Zhè cì quánguó jìngsài zhōng, tā de chéngjì zhǐ suàn zhōngděng.

In this national competition, his result was only average.

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