Meaning of 中等
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- medium
How to use 中等
中等 describes size, level, quality, or income that sits in the middle range. It often comes before a noun, sometimes with 的. Example: 他是中等身材。(Tā shì zhōngděng shēncái.) He is of medium build.
中 (zhōng) means middle, and 等 (děng) means grade or rank. Put them together and you get the middle grade, so something that is medium or average.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 中等 for clothing sizes, but a medium shirt is 中号 (zhōnghào), not 中等. Also keep the tones clear: zhōng is first tone and děng is third tone.
中等 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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中 zhōng · within · 4 strokes
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等 děng · to wait for · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 中等.
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 等到 | děngdào | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 等于 | děngyú | to equal; to be tantamount to |
Questions about 中等
What does 中等 mean?
中等 (zhōngděng) means "medium" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 中等?
中等 is made of 2 characters: 中 (4 strokes), 等 (12 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 中等 an HSK word?
Yes. 中等 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 中等 and 一般?
中等 is a neutral, fairly formal word for the middle level of a scale. 一般 (yìbān) means ordinary or so-so and can sound slightly negative in casual speech, as in 味道一般 (the taste is just okay).
How do you say middle class or middle income with 中等?
You can say 中等收入 (zhōngděng shōurù) for middle income. Middle class as a social group is more often 中产阶级 (zhōngchǎn jiējí).