中学
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
中学 (zhōngxué) · secondary school
中学 (zhōngxué) means “secondary school”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 学 (to study). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 中学 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
学 xué · to study
What 学 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我在中学教汉语。Wǒ zài zhōngxué jiāo Hànyǔ.I teach Chinese at a secondary school.
你在哪个中学上学？Nǐ zài nǎge zhōngxué shàngxué?Which secondary school do you go to?
Questions about 中学
What does 中学 mean?
中学 (zhōngxué) means “secondary school”.
How do you pronounce 中学?
中学 is pronounced zhōngxué.
Which HSK level is 中学?
中学 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
- 中级zhōngjíintermediate
Learn 中学 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.