水平 (shuǐ píng) — level (of proficiency, achievement, or standard)
Definition
Most common everyday word for someone's 'level' or 'standard' (skill, ability, quality). 水准 is a more formal near-synonym; 等级 is rank/grade (e.g. hotel, military), not ability.
noun
level (of proficiency, achievement, or standard)
Examples
- 水平。Nǐ de zhōng wén shuǐ píng hěn gāo.Your Chinese level is very high.
- 水平。Zhè jiā gōng sī de guǎn lǐ shuǐ píng bú cuò.This company's management level is not bad.
- 水平。Tā de yīng yǔ shuǐ píng bǐ wǒ gāo.Her English level is higher than mine.
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