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Junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学) in Chinese: 初中 (chū zhōng)

chū zhōng

junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

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Definitions

  1. 1junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

Stroke order

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初
中

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我的女儿明年就要上初中了。

    wǒ de nǚ ér míng nián jiù yào shàng chū zhōng le。

    My daughter will start junior high school next year.

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Related words

中

zhōng

within

初

chū

at first

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

其中

qí zhōng

among

中文

zhōng wén

Chinese language

初级

chū jí

junior

集中

jí zhōng

to concentrate

中介

zhōng jiè

to act as intermediary

中心

zhōng xīn

center

中旬

zhōng xún

middle third of a month

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