级 (jí) - level, grade, rank, step, degree & a measure word for steps, stairs, or levels
级 · jí
level, grade, rank, step, degree;
a measure word for steps, stairs, or levels in a hierarchy.
level, grade, rank, step, degreea measure word for steps, stairs, or levels
Usage highlights
Grade levelAdvanced levelPrimary levelRank and fileStair stepUpgrade
Usage & contexts
Examples
- I am in the third grade (三年级).
- This is a high-level meeting (高级会议).
- She climbed the stairs step by step (一级一级地爬楼梯).
- He was promoted to a higher rank (晋升到更高级别).
Collocations
- Grade level(年级)
- Advanced level(高级)
- Primary level(初级)
- Rank and file(级别)
- Stair step(台阶级)
- Upgrade(升级)
Idioms
- Advance step by step(循序渐进)
- Extraordinary(出类拔萃)
- Level by level(层层级级)
Cultural background
FAQ- In traditional Chinese education and bureaucracy, '级' denotes hierarchical ranking, reflecting the importance of social order.
- The character is commonly used in modern educational contexts to indicate school grades and academic levels.