Chinese word

年级

Pronunciation

Pinyinnián jí

Meaning

  • noungrade

Example

这个年级有三十个学生。zhè ge nián jí yǒu sān shí gè xué shēng

There are thirty students in this grade.

Illustration for 年级 (grade)

More examples

我们和他们不是同年级的。wǒ men hé tā men bú shì tóng nián jí de

We are not in the same grade as them.

Core concept

A named school stage that tells which year group a student belongs to.

Common phrases

  • 同年级tóng nián jí

    same grade

  • 低年级dī nián jí

    lower grade

Similar words

班级bān jí: A group of students assigned to the same class.
班bān: A smaller group of students within a school setting, often for young children.
年龄nián líng: The number of years a person has lived.
年纪nián jì: A person's age as mentioned in everyday speech.

Definition in Chinese

学校中按入学年次或学习进度划分、表示学生所属的年次层次。xué xiào zhōng àn rù xué nián cì huò xué xí jìn dù huà fēn biǎo shì xué shēng suó shǔ de nián cì céng cì

Word origin

年 (nián, "year") + 级 (jí, "level") forms a label for a level in the school sequence, linking time in school with a stage.

Usage tips

  • The English word grade can describe a mark on one assignment, while this Chinese school term describes the larger stage shared by a group of students.

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