Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
初中
chūzhōng
Description
初中是小学后面的学校，一般读三年。
'初中' is the school after primary school, usually lasting three years.
很多学生十二三岁的时候上初中。
Many students attend '初中' when they are twelve or thirteen years old.
Meanings
初中chūzhōng
junior high school; middle school
我弟弟今年上初中了。
My younger brother is in junior high this year.
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Notes
- Etymology
初 (early/beginning) + 中 (from 中学, middle school) = the early stage of secondary school.
- Nuance
初中 is short for 初级中学; 高中 (senior high) is the next stage.
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