- 初级阶段 chūjíjiēduàn primary stageThe beginning or earliest level in the development of a process or system, often used in the context of the primary stage of socialism
- 初级中学 chūjízhōngxué junior high schoolA middle school providing the first three years of secondary education. Often shortened to [[初中|初中|chu1 zhong1]]. In Taiwan, these schools were formally renamed to [[国民中学|國民中學|guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2]].
- 初级社 chūjíshè elementary agricultural cooperative(abbreviation) elementary agricultural production cooperative; a form of rural labor organization in China during the early 1950s where members earned income through labor and dividends based on land or other resources contributed
- 初级中学升学考试 chūjízhōngxuéshēngxuékǎoshì senior high entrance examhigh school entrance examination taken by students graduating from junior middle school
- 初级产业 chūjíchǎnyè primary industrythe sector of an economy making direct use of natural resources, including agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining
- 初级产品 chūjíchǎnpǐn primary productA raw material or commodity that has not yet been processed or has only undergone minimal initial processing
- 初级农业生产合作社 chūjínóngyèshēngchǎnhézuòshè elementary agricultural producers' cooperativeearly form of socialist collective farming in China where land was pooled but still privately owned
- 初级中学一年级 chūjízhōngxuéyīniánjí grade sevenfirst year of junior high school
- 初级小学 chūjíxiǎoxué lower elementary schoolA junior primary school for the first four years of elementary education, often abbreviated as [[初小|初小|chu1 xiao3]]
- 初级能源 chūjínéngyuán primary energyRefers to energy found in nature that has not been processed or converted, such as coal, oil, natural gas, hydropower, or uranium.
- 初级读本 chūjídúběn elementary readera book for beginners to learn to read; primer
- 初级团体 chūjítuántǐ primary groupA small social group whose members share close, personal, and enduring relationships, such as a family or a neighborhood; it has the most significant influence on the development of personality and social identity.
- 初级中学三年级 chūjízhōngxuésānniánjí ninth gradethe third year of junior high school