Chinese word

中学生

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhōng xué shēng

Meaning

  • nounmiddle school student

Example

我的妹妹是中学生。wǒ de mèi mèi shì zhōng xué shēng

My younger sister is a middle school student.

Illustration for 中学生 (middle school student)

More examples

中学生正在上课。zhōng xué shēng zhèng zài shàng kè

A middle school student is in class.

Core concept

A school student who is moving through the years between primary education and higher education.

Common phrases

  • 一个中学生yí gè zhōng xué shēng

    a middle school student

  • 中学生们zhōng xué shēng men

    middle school students

  • 在学校的中学生zài xué xiào de zhōng xué shēng

    middle school student at school

Similar words

学生xué shēng: A person enrolled in school for study.
初中生chū zhōng shēng: A student enrolled in the junior middle school stage.

Definition in Chinese

就读于中学（包括初中或高中）的在校学生。jiù dú yú zhōng xué bāo kuò chū zhōng huò gāo zhōng de zài xiào xué shēng

Word origin

中学生 (zhōngxuéshēng, "secondary school student") combines 中 (zhōng, "middle"), 学 (xué, "study"), and 生 (shēng, "student") to identify the student by the school level attended.

Usage tips

  • The English label middle school can refer to only part of secondary education, while this word also includes students in the later secondary years.

Other meanings

  • secondary school studentnoun

Opposites

Word lists with this word