高中 meaning in English
senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
Meaning of 高中
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
- to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
How to use 高中
高中 is the everyday short form of 高级中学 (gāojí zhōngxué) and covers roughly grades 10 to 12. It often appears with 上 (shàng) for attending or 毕业 (bìyè) for graduating. Example: 我弟弟在上高中。(Wǒ dìdi zài shàng gāozhōng.) My younger brother is in high school.
高 (gāo) means tall or high, and 中 (zhōng) means middle, as in 中学 (zhōngxué) middle school. A "high middle school" is the upper level of secondary school, so 高中 is senior high school.
Common mistake: Learners often read 中 here as zhòng. In 高中 meaning high school it is first tone, gāozhōng. The fourth tone gāozhòng is a different, formal word meaning to pass an exam with top results. Also, 中学 can mean secondary school in general, while 高中 refers only to the senior part.
高中 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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高 gāo · high · 10 strokes
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中 zhōng · within · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 高中.
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad |
| 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 |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 提高 | tígāo | to raise; to increase |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade |
Questions about 高中
What does 高中 mean?
高中 (gāozhōng) means "senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 高中?
高中 is made of 2 characters: 高 (10 strokes), 中 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 高中 an HSK word?
Yes. 高中 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the word for junior high school if 高中 is senior high school?
Junior high school is 初中 (chūzhōng), short for 初级中学. Together, 初中 and 高中 make up 中学 (zhōngxué).
How do I say I am a high school student in Chinese?
Say 我是高中生。(Wǒ shì gāozhōngshēng.) The word 高中生 adds 生 (shēng), meaning student, to 高中.