中等 (zhōng děng) — medium, moderate, average (in degree, level, size, etc.)
Definition
Describes something that sits in the middle of a scale — size, level, quality, or difficulty. It judges a whole category (e.g. 中等水平, 中等规模), unlike 适度 or 适量, which mark an appropriate amount of one specific thing.
adjective
mediummoderateaverage (in degree, level, size, etc.)
Examples
- 中等。Tā de shēn gāo zài bān lǐ shǔ yú zhōng děng shuǐ píng.His height is at an average level in the class.
- 中等，。Zhè jiā gōng sī guī mó zhōng děng, bú suàn hěn dà.This company is medium-sized, not very large.
- 中等。Tā kǎo shàng le yì suǒ zhōng děng zhí yè xué xiào.She was admitted to a medium-level vocational school.
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