How to say “high school” in Chinese
high school
“High school” in Chinese is 高中, gāo zhōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
高中 is read gāo zhōng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a tall tower.
The stroke runs right through the middle.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “高中”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 高中. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我高中学的是文科wǒgāozhōngxuédeshìwénkēIn senior high school I was on the humanities track.
More words from the lesson “At school”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “high school” in Chinese?
“High school” in Chinese is 高中, pinyin gāozhōng.
What does 高中 mean?
高中 (gāozhōng) means “high school”.
How do you write 高中?
高中 is 2 characters: 高 (gāo) — tall, high; 中 (zhōng) — middle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 高中?
高中 is read gāozhōng. Tones: gāo — first tone, zhōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“high school” in the lesson “At school”
This word is from the topic “Studies and tasks” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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