Chinese word

超级

Pronunciation

Pinyinchāo jí

Meaning

  • adverbsuper

Example

这部电影超级好看。zhè bù diàn yǐng chāo jí hǎo kàn

This movie is super good.

Illustration for 超级 (super)

More examples

我超级喜欢这首歌。wǒ chāo jí xǐ huān zhè shǒu gē

I like this song very much.

Core concept

A dial turned well past the ordinary setting, making a quality or action stand out strongly.

Common phrases

  • 超级好看chāo jí hǎo kàn

    very good

  • 超级喜欢chāo jí xǐ huān

    like very much

  • 超级漂亮chāo jí piào liàng

    very pretty

  • 超级简单chāo jí jiǎn dān

    very easy

Similar words

很hěn: Shows that a quality or action is fairly strong.
非常fēi cháng: Shows that a quality or action is extremely strong.
太tài: Shows that a quality or action has become too strong, with emotional force.
特别tè bié: Emphasizes that a quality or action is especially striking.

Definition in Chinese

表示程度非常高、超过一般标准，用来加强形容词或动词的语气，通常置于被修饰词前，多见于口语。biǎo shì chéng dù fēi cháng gāo chāo guò yì bān biāo zhǔn yòng lái jiā qiáng xíng róng cí huò dòng cí de yǔ qì tōng cháng zhì yú bèi xiū shì cí qián duō jiàn yú kóu yǔ

Word origin

超级 (chāojí, "super") is formed from 超 (chāo, "exceed") + 级 (jí, "level"), so a word meaning beyond the level becomes a marker of unusually strong degree.

Usage tips

  • This word is especially common in relaxed conversation, while formal Chinese often favors more neutral degree words, so register matters for natural use.

Opposites

Related words

  • 超级英雄chāo jí yīng xióngsuperheronoun
  • 超级市场chāo jí shì chǎngsupermarketnoun

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