高中

Chinese

		high; tall	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
simp. and trad. (高中)		高	中

Etymology 1

Short for 高級中學／高级中学 (gāojí zhōngxué).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāozhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ zung¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-chûng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ko-tiong / ko͘-tiong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ dong¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹kau-tson

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāozhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaojhong
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chung¹
    • Yale: gāu-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaujong
    • Palladius: гаочжун (gaočžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ zung¹
    • Yale: gōu jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-chûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ zung´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-tiong
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'diofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-tiong
    • Tâi-lô: koo-tiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'diofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ tiɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao¹ dong¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau tong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ toŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹kau-tson
    • MiniDict: kau^平 tson
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kau-tson
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɔ⁵⁵ t͡soŋ²¹/

Noun

高中

1. high school; senior high school

Derived terms

• 職業高中／职业高中 (zhíyè gāozhōng)
• 高中生 (gāozhōngshēng)

 

See also

• 初中 (chūzhōng)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāozhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ zung³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-chung
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-tiòng / ko͘-tiòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāozhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaojhòng
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chung⁴
    • Yale: gāu-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaujonq
    • Palladius: гаочжун (gaočžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ zung³
    • Yale: gōu jung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dzung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ zung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-chung
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ zung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ zung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-tiòng
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'dioxng
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-tiòng
    • Tâi-lô: koo-tiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'dioxng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ tiɔŋ⁴¹/

Verb

高中

1. (often congratulatory) to pass with high marks