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高中 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say gāo zhōng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
高中用来指代中国的中学教育阶段，通常是指完成初中后继续学习的三年时间。
gāo zhōng yòng lái zhǐ dài de zhōng guó de zhōng xué jiào yù jiē duàn ， tōng cháng shì zǔ chéng wán róng qì zhōu hòu xí jì de sān nián shí jiān 。
高中 is used to refer to the middle school education stage in China, which usually refers to three years of study after completing junior high.
Context note
这个词汇常用于描述学生的学习经历，如‘他上高中时非常努力’或‘她已经从高中毕业了’。
zhège cí huì cháng yòng yú miáo shù xué shēng de xué xí jīng lì ， rú ‘tā shàng gāo zhōng shí fēi cháng nǔ lì ’ huò ‘tā yǐ jīng cóng gāo zhōng bì yè le 。',
This word is often used to describe students' learning experiences, such as 'He worked very hard in high school' or 'She has already graduated from high school.'
5 examples
高中生活很有趣。
gāo zhōng shēng huó hěn yǒu qù。
High school life is very interesting.
我弟弟在读高中。
wǒ dì di zài dú gāo zhōng。
My younger brother is in high school.
她高中毕业后去了大学。
tā gāo zhōng bì yè hòu qù le dà xué。
She went to university after graduating from high school.
他喜欢高中的课程。
tā xǐ huan gāo zhōng de kè chéng。
He likes the courses in high school.
我们学校有五百多名高中学生。
wǒ men xué xiào yǒu wǔ bǎi duō míng gāo zhōng xué shēng。
Our school has more than five hundred high school students.
5 mini stories
小明上高中了，他很高兴。
xiǎo míng shàng gāo zhōng le， tā hěn gāo xìng。
Xiaoming started high school, and he was very happy.
李老师教高中的数学课。
lǐ lǎo shī jiào gāo zhōng de shù xué kè。
Teacher Li teaches math in high school.
小红的高中同学都很友好。
xiǎo hóng de gāo zhōng tóng xué dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
Xiaohong's high school friends are all very friendly.
暑假里，他们去了高中的校园参观。
shǔ jià lǐ， tā men qù le gāo zhōng de xiào yuán cān guān。
During the summer vacation, they visited their high school campus.
高中三年很快过去。
gāo zhōng sān nián hěn kuài guò qù。
The three years of high school passed quickly.