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小升初

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo shēng chū

progression from elementary school to junior high (abbr. for 小學生升入初中生 xiǎo xué shēng shēng rù chū zhōng shēng)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
升: shēng · arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
初: chū · beginning, initial, primary

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3–1–1 · xiao3 sheng1 chu1

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 小學升初中／小学升初中

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