中学生 (zhōngxuéshēng) · secondary school student

中学生 (zhōngxuéshēng) means “secondary school student”. It is written with 3 characters: 中 (middle) + 学 (to study) + 生 (to give birth). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 中学生 is built

The characters

中 zhōng · middle

What 中 is made of

口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
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

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)

生 shēng · to give birth

What 生 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我妹妹是中学生。Wǒ mèimei shì zhōngxuéshēng.My younger sister is a secondary school student.

很多中学生喜欢打球。Hěn duō zhōngxuéshēng xǐhuan dǎ qiú.Many secondary school students like playing ball.

Questions about 中学生

What does 中学生 mean?

中学生 (zhōngxuéshēng) means “secondary school student”.

How do you pronounce 中学生?

中学生 is pronounced zhōngxuéshēng.

Which HSK level is 中学生?

中学生 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).

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Learn 中学生 with its group

It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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