级 (jí) — level, grade, rank; (classifier) used for steps, levels, and grades
Definition
级 covers two distinct senses: as a noun it means a level or grade in a scale (e.g. salary grades, difficulty level); as a measure word it counts steps. For abstract levels of quality or status, 等级 (HSK 6) is the more common compound.
noun
levelgraderank
classifier
used for stepslevelsand grades
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 极jílook-alikeextremely
- 集jísound-alike(noun) collection, anthology, collected works
- 吸xīlook-aliketo inhale, to breathe in
- 及jísound-alike(conjunction) and; as well as (used in formal writing to connect nouns or noun phrases)
- 急jísound-alike(adjective) urgent; rapid; hurried
- 即jísound-alike(adverb) namely, that is
Examples
- 级。Zhè ge lóu tī yǒu èr shí jí.This staircase has twenty steps.
- 。Tā de hàn yǔ yǐ jīng dá dào gāo jí.His Chinese has reached an advanced level.
- 级。Zhè ge gōng sī de gōng zī yǒu wǔ jí.This company's salary has five grades.
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