高中 (gāo zhōng) — senior high school

Definition

高中 is senior high school (roughly ages 15–18), the level after 初中 ('junior high'). 中学 can mean either, so use 高中 to be specific.

noun
senior high school
Measure word · 所

Examples

  • 。
    Wǒ míng nián shàng gāo zhōng.
    I'll start senior high school next year.
  • 高中。
    Tā shì wǒ gāo zhōng de tóng xué.
    He is my high school classmate.
  • 高中。
    Zhè ge gāo zhōng hěn dà.
    This high school is very big.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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