高中
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
高中 (gāozhōng) · senior high school
高中 (gāozhōng) means “senior high school”. It is written with 2 characters: 高 (high) + 中 (middle). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 高中 is built
The characters
高 gāo · high
What 高 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冋jiōng — desert
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A tall palace (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
我妹妹在上高中。Wǒ mèimei zài shàng gāozhōng.My younger sister is in high school.
他是高中老师吗？Tā shì gāozhōng lǎoshī ma?Is he a high school teacher?
Questions about 高中
What does 高中 mean?
高中 (gāozhōng) means “senior high school”.
How do you pronounce 高中?
高中 is pronounced gāozhōng.
Which HSK level is 高中?
高中 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 高兴gāoxìnghappy
- 高级gāojíadvanced
- 提高tígāoto raise
- 高速gāosùhigh speed
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 跳高tiàogāohigh jump
- 高潮gāocháoclimax
- 高价gāojiàhigh price
- 高尚gāoshàngnoble
- 高铁gāotiěhigh-speed rail
Learn 高中 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.