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初中

chūzhōng

junior high school

A teenager beside a school desk
Memory picture

Characters in this word

初 chū

Strokes
7
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
衤 cloth 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

中 zhōng

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

Example phrases

  • 我在初中。 Wǒ zài chūzhōng. I am in junior high school.
  • 他上初中。 Tā shàng chūzhōng. He goes to junior high school.
  • 她是初中生。 Tā shì chūzhōngshēng. She is a junior high school student.

Related words

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