No. 2,055 in Chinese
中學
"中學" means "secondary school" or "middle school."
In a sentence
我弟弟今年開始上中學。
My younger brother started attending middle school this year.
The term '中學' refers to 'middle school' (i.e., an educational institute for secondary schooling) in this sentence.
在中學期間，他學習了許多新技能。
During middle school, he learned many new skills.
Here '中學' is used to denote a specific period in a student's life, referring to the middle school years.
中學的老師給我們很大的啟發。
The teachers in middle school inspired us greatly.
In this case, '中學' points to the institution, the middle school, where the referenced teachers work.
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