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中小学

zhōngxiǎoxué

primary and middle schools

Two children walking to school
Memory picture

Characters in this word

中 zhōng

Strokes
4
Radical
丨 — vertical stroke
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

小 xiǎo

Strokes
3
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

学 xué

Strokes
8
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 中小学放假了。 Zhōngxiǎoxué fàngjià le. Primary and middle schools are on break.
  • 他教中小学。 Tā jiāo zhōngxiǎoxué. He teaches at primary and middle schools.
  • 中小学很近。 Zhōngxiǎoxué hěn jìn. The primary and middle schools are close.

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