How to say “secondary school student” in Chinese

中学生
zhōngxuéshēng

secondary school student

noun · HSK 1 · topic “Study, work and free time”

“Secondary school student” in Chinese is 中学生, zhōng xué shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

中学生 is read zhōng xué shēng: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhōng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
xué — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
shēng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

中
zhōng — middle

The stroke runs right through the middle.

学
xué — study, learn

Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.

生
shēng — be born, life

In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.

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 “中学生”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 中学生. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我弟弟是中学生wǒdìdishìzhōngxuéshēngMy younger brother is a secondary school student.

More words from the lesson “In class”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “secondary school student” in Chinese?

“Secondary school student” in Chinese is 中学生, pinyin zhōngxuéshēng.

What does 中学生 mean?

中学生 (zhōngxuéshēng) means “secondary school student”.

How do you write 中学生?

中学生 is 3 characters: 中 (zhōng) — middle; 学 (xué) — study, learn; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 中学生?

中学生 is read zhōngxuéshēng. Tones: zhōng — first tone, xué — second tone, shēng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“secondary school student” in the lesson “In class”

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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