junior high school; middle school
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
junior high school; the first stage of secondary education in China
neutralOften refers to grades 7-9 (ages 12-15) in the Chinese education system. Usually abbreviated as 初中.
Tā他
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
de的
yī一
suǒ所
chū初
jí级
zhōng中
xué学
dú读
shū书
。
He studies at a junior high school in Beijing.
Chū初
jí级
zhōng中
xué学
jiào教
yù育
shì是
jiǔ九
nián年
yì义
wù务
jiào教
yù育
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Junior high school education is an important part of the nine-year compulsory education.
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Wǒ我
men们
jiǎn简
chēng称
zhè这
suǒ所
xué学
xiào校
wéi为
“
chū初
zhōng中
”
。
We abbreviate this school as "junior high".