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高中

gāo zhōng · gao zhong/gāo zhòng · gao zhong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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gāo zhōng 高中

  1. senior high school
  2. abbr. for 高級中學 / 高级中学 (gāo jí zhōng xué)

gāo zhòng 高中

  1. to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
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A high school classmate

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)碰到(pèngdào)了(le)高中(gāozhōng)同学(tóngxué)！

    I met my high school classmate today!

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)现在(xiànzài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)工作(gōngzuò)？

    What does he do now?

  3. Liangliang

    厨师(chúshī)！可是(kěshì)高中(gāozhōng)的(de)时候(shíhou)，他(tā)连(lián)水(shuǐ)都(dōu)不会(bùhuì)烧(shāo)。

    He is a chef! But in high school he couldn't even boil water.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你们(nǐmen)今天(jīntiān)吃(chī)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    So what did you eat today?

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)妈妈(māma)做(zuò)的(de)菜(cài)。他(tā)说(shuō)自己(zìjǐ)今天(jīntiān)休息(xiūxi)。

    His mother's cooking. He said he is off today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)上(shàng)高(gāo)中(zhōng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)学(xué)过(guò)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)。

I studied French when I was in high school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhoudoufu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)在(zài)高(gāo)中(zhōng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)胖(pàng)吗(ma)？

Were you fat when you were in high school?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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高
gāo

high; tall

中
zhōng

within; among; in; middle; center

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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