Definition
高中 (gāo zhōng) means 'senior high school' — the last three years of secondary education in China (grades 10–12). It comes after 初中 (chū zhōng, junior high) and is a subset of 中学 (zhōng xué, secondary school). Students take the 高考 (gāo kǎo, college entrance exam) after graduating from 高中.
noun
senior high school
Examples
- 。Wǒ míngnián shàng gāo zhōng.I'll start senior high school next year.
- 高中。Tā shì wǒ gāo zhōng de tóngxué.He is my high school classmate.
- 高中。Zhè ge gāo zhōng hěn dà.This high school is very big.
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