Definition
中学 (zhōng xué) means 'middle school' and covers both junior and senior high school (grades 7–12). 小学 (xiǎo xué) is 'elementary school', and 高中 (gāo zhōng) specifically means 'senior high school' (grades 10–12). 中学生 (zhōng xué shēng) is the student, not the school itself.
noun
middle school
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 中学。Wǒ qù zhōng xuéI go to middle school.
- 中学。Zhège zhōng xué hěn dà.This middle school is big.
- 中学。Tā shì zhōng xué lǎoshī.He is a middle school teacher.
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