"tertiary" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 第三（级）的
• 第三产业的

Definition

“第三（级）的”表示在顺序、级别或重要性上位于第三，常用于指代中学后的教育或经济中的第三产业。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于学术或正式场合。常见搭配有“tertiary education”（高等教育）、“tertiary sector”（第三产业）。日常对话中很少用，适用于学术或技术语境。

Examples

She plans to continue her studies in tertiary education.

她打算继续接受**第三（级）**教育。

The tertiary sector includes services like banking and tourism.

**第三产业**包括银行和旅游等服务。

Gold is sometimes found in tertiary rocks.

金有时会在**第三纪**岩石中被发现。

After high school, most students go on to some form of tertiary education.

高中毕业后，大多数学生会进入某种形式的**高等教育**。

Jobs in the tertiary sector are becoming more common than those in manufacturing.

**第三产业**的工作比制造业更常见了。

A tertiary hospital handles more complex medical cases referred by primary and secondary care.

**三级**医院处理由初级和二级医院转诊的复杂病例。