小升初

Traditional form:

小升初

Pinyin (reading):

xiǎoshēngchū

Definitions:

• progression from elementary school to junior high (abbr. for 小學生升入初中生／小学生升入初中生 (xiǎoxuéshēngshēngrùchūzhōngshēng))

Characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 升 - to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary

Traditional characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 升 - to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary