How to say “secondary school” in Chinese
secondary school
“Secondary school” in Chinese is 中学, zhōng xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
中学 is read zhōng xué: 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
The stroke runs right through the middle.
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
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 “中学”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 中学. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我弟弟在中学读书wǒdìdizàizhōngxuédúshūMy younger brother is in secondary school.
- 我弟弟是中学生wǒdìdishìzhōngxuéshēngMy younger brother is a secondary school student.
- 我妈妈是一名中学教师。wǒmāmashìyìmíngzhōngxuéjiàoshīMy mom is a middle school teacher.
- 我从中学到了很多东西wǒcóngzhōngxuédàolehěnduōdōngxiI learned a lot from it.
- 很多知识要在实践中学习hěnduōzhīshiyàozàishíjiànzhōngxuéxíA lot of knowledge has to be gained in practice.
- 大学生活比中学自由多了dàxuéshēnghuóbǐzhōngxuézìyóuduōleCollege life is much freer than high school.
More words from the lesson “School and university”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “secondary school” in Chinese?
“Secondary school” in Chinese is 中学, pinyin zhōngxué.
What does 中学 mean?
中学 (zhōngxué) means “secondary school”.
How do you write 中学?
中学 is 2 characters: 中 (zhōng) — middle; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 中学?
中学 is read zhōngxué. Tones: zhōng — first tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“secondary school” in the lesson “School and university”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. 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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