留级 (liú jí) — to repeat a grade; to be held back (in school)
Definition
Verb for being held back a grade in school because of poor performance. Unlike 升级 (advancing a grade), 留级 means staying at the same level for another year.
verb
to repeat a gradeto be held back (in school)
Examples
- 留级。Tā yīn wèi chéng jì bù hǎo liú jí le.He repeated the grade because of poor grades.
- 。Wǒ xiǎo shí hou liú guò liǎng jí.I repeated two grades when I was young.
- 留级。Xué xiào jué dìng ràng tā liú jí.The school decided to make him repeat the grade.
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