高级 (gāo jí) — high-class; advanced; senior
Definition
Covers 'high-level' in three senses: skill/course level (advanced class), product quality (high-end, like 高级餐厅), and professional rank (senior engineer). 高等 is the formal bookish counterpart used in fixed terms like 高等教育.
adjective
high-classadvancedsenior
Examples
- 高级。Wǒ men qù le yì jiā gāo jí cān tīng chī fàn.We went to a high-class restaurant to eat.
- 。Tā zhèng zài shàng gāo jí zhōng wén kè.She is taking an advanced Chinese course.
- 高级。Tā shì yì míng gāo jí gōng chéng shī.He is a senior engineer.
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