初中

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
simp. and trad. (初中)		初	中

Etymology

Short for 初級中學／初级中学 (chūjí zhōngxué).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ zung¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhû-chûng

  (Hailu, HRS): cu^ˋ zhung^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ci¹ zung¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chho͘-tiong / chhe-tiong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): co¹ dong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chujhong
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-chung¹
    • Yale: chū-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chujong
    • Palladius: чучжун (čučžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ zung¹
    • Yale: chō jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-chûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu^ˊ zung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu^ˋ zhung^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu⁵³ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ci¹ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴ t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-tiong
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-tiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zho'diofng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ tiɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe-tiong
    • Tâi-lô: tshe-tiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhe'diofng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: co¹ dong¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsho tong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ toŋ³³/

Noun

初中

1. junior high school

Synonyms

• (Taiwan) 國中／国中 (guózhōng)

See also

• 高中 (gāozhōng)