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高中gāo zhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])

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高中 (gāo zhōng) means "senior high school," short for 高级中学. It names the school stage after junior high, as in 上高中 (to attend senior high school) and 高中同学 (a high school classmate). It is a noun and can describe the time someone was in that school.

What does 高中 mean?

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    senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])noun

What do the characters in 高中 mean?

  • 高high
  • 中middle; center

How do you use 高中?

高中 is a noun; 上高中 means to attend senior high school, and 高中的时候 means back in high school.

What are some examples of 高中 in a sentence?

  1. 我弟弟在上高中。

    Wǒ dìdi zài shàng gāozhōng.

    My younger brother is in senior high school.

  2. 她是我的高中同学。

    Tā shì wǒ de gāozhōng tóngxué.

    She is my high school classmate.

  3. 高中的时候,我很喜欢打篮球。

    Gāozhōng de shíhou, wǒ hěn xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú.

    In high school, I really liked playing basketball.

How is 高中 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    照片上这个人是谁?

    Zhàopiàn shang zhège rén shì shéi?

    Who is this person in the photo?

  2. Speaker B:

    他是我的高中同学小王。

    Tā shì wǒ de gāozhōng tóngxué Xiǎo Wáng.

    He's my high school classmate Xiao Wang.

  3. Speaker A:

    你们认识多长时间了?

    Nǐmen rènshi duō cháng shíjiān le?

    How long have you known each other?

  4. Speaker B:

    快十年了。

    Kuài shí nián le.

    Almost ten years.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.