中学生 zhōng xué shēng
“middle-school student; high school student”
noun2021 list level 1Traditional 中學生
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
中学生 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 293: 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 87
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 中学生
中学生 means a secondary-school student, including both junior-high and senior-high students. Use it as a countable noun with 一个/一名/这些; it refers to the person, not the school.
例句Example sentences
- 我弟弟是一名中学生。wǒ dì di shì yì míng zhōng xué sheng.My younger brother is a secondary-school student.
- 中学生早上八点上课。zhōng xué sheng zǎo shàng bā diǎn shàng kè.Secondary-school students start class at eight in the morning.
- 这些中学生正在打篮球。zhè xiē zhōng xué sheng zhèng zài dǎ lán qiú.These secondary-school students are playing basketball.
易混词Easily confused
中学生vs中学
中学生 is the student; 中学 is the school. To say 'I am a secondary-school student,' use 我是一个中学生, not 我是一个中学.