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Elementary (i.e. easy) in Chinese: 初等 (chū děng)

chū děng

elementary (i.e. easy)

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1elementary (i.e. easy)

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初
等

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄉㄥˇ

děng

ㄉ/ dㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他在教孩子们初等数学。

    tā zài jiào hái zi men chū děng shù xué。

    He is teaching the children elementary mathematics.

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Related words

等

děng

class

初

chū

at first

初级

chū jí

junior

等待

děng dài

to wait

等候

děng hòu

to wait

等于

děng yú

to equal

平等

píng děng

equal

最初

zuì chū

first

等到

děng dào

to wait until

初步

chū bù

initial

初一

chū yī

first day of lunar month

初中

chū zhōng

junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

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