高级 (gāo jí) — high-class; advanced; senior

Definition

Covers 'high-level' in three senses: skill/course level (advanced class), product quality (high-end, like 高级餐厅), and professional rank (senior engineer). 高等 is the formal bookish counterpart used in fixed terms like 高等教育.

adjective
high-classadvancedsenior

Examples

  • 高级
    Wǒ men qù le yì jiā gāo jí cān tīng chī fàn.
    We went to a high-class restaurant to eat.
  • Tā zhèng zài shàng gāo jí zhōng wén kè.
    She is taking an advanced Chinese course.
  • 高级
    Tā shì yì míng gāo jí gōng chéng shī.
    He is a senior engineer.

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