HSK 2 · School

中小学

zhōng xiǎo xué

primary and secondary schools

Stroke order of 中小学

3 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

中 · 4 strokes 小 · 3 strokes 学 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

中 is middle, 小 is small, 学 is school: schools for the young.

Parts: 中 middle + 小 small + 学 school

The characters in 中小学

中 zhōng — middle; China (4 strokes)
小 xiǎo — small; little (3 strokes)
学 xué — to learn (8 strokes)

Example sentence

这所中小学很大。

This primary and secondary school is big.

Words with 中

中午noon 中学middle school 中学生middle school student 中文Chinese (language)中国China 中间middle; between 中middle; China 中年middle age 中医traditional Chinese medicine 中餐Chinese food 高中senior high school 中心centre 心中in one's heart 其中among them 中级intermediate 中华民族the Chinese nation 初中junior middle school 中部central part

Words with 小

小姐Miss; young lady 小孩儿child 小朋友child; kid 小时hour 小学primary school 小学生primary school student 小small; little 小时候in childhood 从小since childhood 小组group 小说novel 小声in a low voice 大小size 小心careful; to be careful

Words with 学

学校school 学生student 同学classmate 大学university 大学生college student 小学primary school 小学生primary school student 中学middle school 中学生middle school student 学院college; institute 教学楼classroom building 上学to go to school 放学to finish school 学to learn 学习to study; to learn 科学家scientist 教学teaching 开学school starts

More words: School

教室classroom 课堂classroom; class 教学teaching 教育education; to educate 年级grade; year (in school)高中senior high school 开学school starts 校园campus 学期semester; term 小组group 黑板blackboard 留学生international student 考生examinee 科subject; department 组group

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