higher primary school; upper elementary school
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
higher primary school; upper elementary school (the later stage of primary education implemented in China in the past)
archaicA historical term referring to the upper grades of primary school (typically years 3-4 or 5-6) in the old education system, contrasted with 初小 (lower primary). No longer in use in the modern 6-year primary education system.
Wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
fù父
bì毕
yè业
yú于
gāo高
jí级
xiǎo小
xué学
，
suí随
hòu后
jìn进
rù入
zhōng中
xué学
dú读
shū书
。
My grandfather graduated from higher primary school and then went on to middle school.
Zài在
èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
wǔ五
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
gāo高
jí级
xiǎo小
xué学
shì是
pǔ普
jí及
guó国
mín民
jiào教
yù育
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jiē阶
duàn段
。
In the 1950s, higher primary school was an important stage in the universalization of national education.
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Zhè这
zuò座
jiào教
xué学
lóu楼
yǐ以
qián前
shì是
gāo高
jí级
xiǎo小
xué学
de的
jiù旧
zhǐ址
，
xiàn现
zài在
biàn变
chéng成
le了
shè社
qū区
huó活
dòng动
zhōng中
xīn心
。
This teaching building was formerly the site of a higher primary school and has now been converted into a community activity center.