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Usage note

表示等、层次或年

jí biǎo shì děng jí 、 céng cì huò nián jí。

级 means level, grade, or step.

Context note

常用于学校、考试和程度。

jí cháng yòng yú xué xiào 、 kǎo shì hé chéng dù。

It is often used with school, exams, and degree.

5 examples

他上四年
tā shàng sì nián jí。
He is in fourth grade.
这个问题有难度别。
zhè ge wèn tí yǒu nán dù jí bié。
This problem has levels of difficulty.
这门课是高
zhè mén kè shì gāo jí。
This course is advanced.
我们分成三个别。
wǒ men fēn chéng sān gè jí bié。
We are divided into three levels.
这个词很高
zhè ge cí hěn gāo jí。
This word is very advanced.

5 mini stories

老师问大家是什么年
lǎo shī wèn dà jiā shì shén me nián jí。
The teacher asked everyone what grade they were in.
这座楼有很多层
zhè zuò lóu yǒu hěn duō céng jí。
This building has many levels.
他已经升到更高一
tā yǐ jīng shēng dào gèng gāo yī jí。
He has been promoted to a higher level.
别不同,难度也不同。
jí bié bù tóng, nán dù yě bù tóng。
Different levels have different difficulty.
孩子们很快就知道自己是什么年
hái zi men hěn kuài jiù zhī dào zì jǐ shì shén me nián jí。
The children quickly knew what grade they were in.

Mini dialogue

你的中文几级了?

A
你的中文现在是什么别?
Nǐ de Zhōngwén xiànzài shì shénme jíbié?
What level is your Chinese now?
B
我刚刚考过了三
Wǒ gānggāng kǎo guò le sān jí.
I just passed level three.

爬楼梯

A
我们走楼梯上去吧,坐电梯的人太多了。
Wǒmen zǒu lóutī shàngqù ba, zuò diàntī de rén tài duō le.
Let's take the stairs up; there are too many people taking the elevator.
B
好,每一台阶都要小心。
Hǎo, měi yī jí táijiē dōu yào xiǎoxīn.
Okay, be careful on every step.

Related words and contrasts

related
年级
nián jí
grade (in school)

School year level

similar
等级
děng jí
rank; level

Level in a system

contrast
台阶
tái jiē
steps; stairs

Physical steps, not abstract level

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