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初中 (chū zhōng): Junior high school (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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初中 consists of 2 characters.

beginning, start, first

center, middle, among; China

Word Info

Pinyinchū zhōng

Meaningjunior high school

Characters2

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 初中.

Words with 初

初期chū qīHSK 5
初级chū jíHSK 5
年初nián chūHSK 5
最初zuì chūHSK 5
初步chū bùHSK 6
初等chū děngHSK 6
当初dāng chūHSK 6
起初qǐ chūHSK 6

Words with 中

中午zhōng wǔHSK 1
中国zhōng guóHSK 1
中学zhōng xuéHSK 1
中学生zhōng xué shēngHSK 1
高中gāo zhōngHSK 2
中文zhōng wénHSK 3
中间zhōng jiānHSK 3
中年

zhōng nián

HSK 4

3.

Example Sentences with 初中

wǒ我

de的

dì弟

di弟

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

chū初

zhōng中

。

My younger brother is starting junior high school this year.