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Mandarin · pinyin guó zhōng

junior high school (Tw)
abbr. for 國民中學 guó mín zhōng xué

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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noun

(archaic) central part of a country (historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides)
(archaic) in the country; within one's country; back home
(Taiwan) short for 國民中學／国民中学 (guómín zhōngxué, “junior high school; middle school; intermediate school”)
(Malaysia) national secondary school: a type of secondary school where Malay is the medium of instruction

adj

(archaic) domestic; civil; internal (to a country)

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