級 (jí) - Level, grade, rank, degree & step, stage

級Tone 2

jí ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

慧佳

級 · jí

Level, grade, rank, degree;

step, stage;

a measure word for levels or steps;

class or tier in a hierarchy.

Level, grade, rank, degreestep, stagea measure word for levels or steps

Usage highlights

Grade levelRank or levelAdvanced levelPrimary levelSuper gradeStair step

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 无级— level-less, continuous (e.g., transmission)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He is in the third grade (三年级).
  • The difficulty level is high (难度级别高).
  • She received a high grade on the exam (考试得了高级).
  • The earthquake was magnitude 7.0 (七级地震).

Collocations

  • Grade level(年级)
  • Rank or level(级别)
  • Advanced level(高级)
  • Primary level(初级)
  • Super grade(特级)
  • Stair step(台阶)

Idioms

  • To advance step by step(循序渐进)
  • To be promoted step by step(逐级提升)
  • To be of the same rank(同级同列)

Cultural background

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  • Used in the Chinese education system to denote school years (e.g., 一年级 for first grade).
  • Historically used in imperial bureaucracy to denote official ranks.
  • Used in modern contexts for product grades, earthquake magnitudes, and skill levels.

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