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大师级 (dà shī jí) — master-class (adj.), of master quality

Definition

Used as an attributive before a noun (大师级作品) to mean 'master-level / of the highest caliber' — a fixed compound, not separable.

adjective
master-class (adj.)of master quality

Examples

  • 大师级。
    Tā de yǎn zòu shì dà shī jí de.
    His performance is master-class.
  • 大师级。
    Zhè wèi huà jiā huà chū le dà shī jí zuò pǐn.
    This painter created a master-level work.
  • 大师级。
    Tā bèi chēng wéi dà shī jí xuǎn shǒu.
    He is called a master-class player.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

大师master
大dàgreat师shīmaster
偏正Modifier + head
级jílevel

大师 means master; 级 points to the level, giving a sense of master-quality.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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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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