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一级 (yī jí) — first level; top grade; Class A (the highest rank in a classification system)

Definition

noun
first leveltop gradeClass A (the highest rank in a classification system)

Examples

  • 一级。
    Zhè cì kǎo shì tā ná dào le yī jí.
    He got a first-level grade in this exam.
  • 。
    Zhè ge pǐn pái de chǎn pǐn dōu shì yī jí zhì liàng.
    This brand's products are all top-grade quality.
  • 。
    Tā shì yī jí yùn dòng yuán.
    He is a first-level athlete.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīone
级jílevel

一 marks the first place, and 级 is a level or rank.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 級; 级 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí級jí
Same sound today

The traditional form 級 has 糹 (thread) and 及 as a sound part; its original sense was a sequence related to silk. The simplified 级 is a later shorthand.

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