星级 (xīng jí) — (noun) star rating; (adjective) star-rated, top-class

Definition

星级 literally means 'star-level' and refers to a star rating (e.g. 五星级 'five-star'). As an adjective it's close to 顶级 'top-notch', but 星级 specifically rates by stars (hotels, products, reviews), while 顶级 means the very best in its class.

noun
star rating
adjective
star-ratedtop-class

Examples

  • Zhè jiā jiǔ diàn shì wǔ xīng jí de.
    This hotel is five-star.
  • 星级
    Tā men tí gōng xīng jí fú wù.
    They provide top-class service.
  • 星级
    Zhè ge wǎng zhàn de xīng jí hěn gāo, zhí dé xìn lài.
    This website's star rating is high; it's trustworthy.

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