chūxiǎo

初小

Word · Noun

junior primary school

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

junior primary school (abbr.)

neutral

Short for 初级小学 (chūjí xiǎoxué), an historical term in China referring to the first years of primary education. Often used to differentiate from 高小 (gāo xiǎo, senior primary school).

Tā他
shì是
zài在
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
chū初
xiǎo小
dú读
wán完
sì四
nián年
de的
 。

He completed the four years of education at the village's junior primary school.

Nà那
shí时
chū初
xiǎo小
de的
kè课
chéng程
bāo包
kuò括
yǔ语
wén文
hé和
suàn算
shù术
 。

The curriculum in junior primary school back then included Chinese and arithmetic.

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Chū初
xiǎo小
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
cái才
néng能
shēng升
rù入
gāo高
xiǎo小
 。

Only after graduating from junior primary school could one enter senior primary school.