| 初级中学 |
chū jí zhōng xué |
junior high school / junior middle school |
| 初 |
chū |
at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic |
| 初级 |
chū jí |
junior / primary |
| 级 |
jí |
level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:个 / classifier: step, level |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery) |
| 中学 |
zhōng xué |
middle school |
| 学 |
xué |
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology |