HSK · Level 18
135 words
Chinese word
级
Pronunciation
Pinyinjí
Meaning
- nounlevel
Example
你现在几级了？nǐ xiàn zài jǐ jí le
What level are you at now?
More examples
公司晋升有不同的级别。gōng sī jìn shēng yǒu bù tóng de jí bié
The company has different promotion levels.
Core concept
A position in a series of steps that places a person, event, or thing within a shared scale.
Common phrases
几级jǐ jí
what level
级别jí bié
level
Similar words
年级nián jí: The school year or grade in which a student is enrolled.
等级děng jí: A rank showing where a person or thing stands in an order of status or quality.
Definition in Chinese
指示事物的等级或次序，也可用于表示学年、考试级别或自然现象的分级（如风力或震级）。zhǐ shì shì wù de děng jí huò cì xù yě kě yòng yú biǎo shì xué nián kǎo shì jí bié huò zì rán xiàn xiàng de fēn jí rú fēng lì huò zhèn jí
Word origin
The modern character 级 (jí, "level") was simplified from an older form that used a silk radical and 及 (jí, "reach") as a sound component, and it later became the word for an ordered grade.
Usage tips
- The surrounding noun tells which scale is meant, so the same word can describe a school year, a test category, wind strength, or an earthquake's size.