Usage note
这个词用来形容水平在初级和高级之间，比如学习程度。
Zhège cí yònglái xíngróng shuǐpíng zài chūjí hé gāojí zhījiān, bǐrú xuéxí chéngdù.
This word is used to describe a level between beginner and advanced, such as in learning.
Context note
我现在是中级水平，可以读简单的故事书了。
Wǒ xiànzài shì zhōngjí shuǐpíng, kěyǐ dú jiǎndān de gùshì shū le.
I am at an intermediate level now, I can read simple storybooks.
5 examples
我通过了中级考试。
wǒ tōng guò le zhōng jí kǎo shì。
I passed the intermediate exam.
这本书是中级汉语教材。
zhè běn shū shì zhōng jí hàn yǔ jiào cái。
This book is an intermediate Chinese textbook.
他正在学习中级数学。
tā zhèng zài xué xí zhōng jí shù xué。
He is studying intermediate math.
中级课程比初级难一点。
zhōng jí kè chéng bǐ chū jí nán yì diǎn。
Intermediate courses are a bit harder than beginner ones.
我的英语是中级水平。
wǒ de yīng yǔ shì zhōng jí shuǐ píng。
My English is at an intermediate level.
5 mini stories
小华在学中级汉语。他学会了用中文写日记。
xiǎo huá zài xué zhōng jí hàn yǔ。 tā xué huì le yòng zhōng wén xiě rì jì。
Xiaohua is learning intermediate Chinese. He learned to write a diary in Chinese.
中级班的学生们一起做项目。他们做了一个关于动物的报告。
zhōng jí bān de xué shēng men yì qǐ zuò xiàng mù。 tā men zuò le yí gè guān yú dòng wù de bào gào。
The students in the intermediate class worked on a project together. They made a report about animals.
小明参加了中级游泳班。他现在可以游50米了。
xiǎo míng cān jiā le zhōng jí yóu yǒng bān。 tā xiàn zài kě yǐ yóu 5 0 mǐ le。
Xiaoming joined an intermediate swimming class. He can now swim 50 meters.
中级音乐课教大家弹钢琴。小红学会了弹一首简单的曲子。
zhōng jí yīn yuè kè jiào dà jiā tán gāng qín。 xiǎo hóng xué huì le tán yì shǒu jiǎn dān de qǔ zi。
The intermediate music class teaches everyone to play the piano. Xiaohong learned to play a simple tune.
中级美术课上，老师教大家画风景。小丽画了一座山和一条河。
zhōng jí měi shù kè shàng， lǎo shī jiào dà jiā huà fēng jǐng。 xiǎo lì huà le yí zuò shān hé yì tiáo hé。
In the intermediate art class, the teacher taught everyone to paint landscapes. Xiaoli painted a mountain and a river.
Mini dialogue
汉语水平
A
你的汉语是中级吗？
Nǐ de Hànyǔ shì zhōngjí ma?
Is your Chinese at the intermediate level?
B
是的，我正在学中级汉语。
Shì de, wǒ zhèngzài xué zhōngjí Hànyǔ.
Yes, I am learning intermediate Chinese.
课程选择
A
这个班是初级还是中级？
Zhège bān shì chūjí háishì zhōngjí?
Is this class beginner or intermediate?
B
这是中级班，适合有基础的学生。
Zhè shì zhōngjí bān, shìhé yǒu jīchǔ de xuésheng.
This is an intermediate class, suitable for students with a foundation.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
初级
chūjí
beginner level
初级 is the level before 中级.
opposite
高级
gāojí
advanced level
高级 is the level after 中级.
related
水平
shuǐpíng
level; standard
水平 is often used with 中级, e.g., 中级水平 (intermediate level).