中学

• 拼音: zhōng xué
• 汉字拆解: 中 = middle; 学 = 子 (child) under a roof with hands — to study, school

含义

Middle school; secondary school. The stage of education between primary school and university.

In China, 中学 covers both 初中 (junior middle school, roughly ages 12-15) and 高中 (senior middle school, roughly ages 15-18). It is the general term for secondary education. Often used in phrases like 上中学 (to attend middle school) or 中学老师 (middle school teacher).

例句

1. 我妹妹在上中学。
2. 这所中学很有名。
3. 我的中学在北京。

用法指南

语境: education, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你在哪个中学上学？(Which middle school do you attend?)
• 她是中学老师。(She is a middle school teacher.)

错误说法

• 我在中学校上学。(Don't add extra 校 — say 我在中学上学)

起源与历史

Compound of 中 (middle) + 学 (study/school). Literally 'middle study', referring to the middle stage of education.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal