级

• 拼音: jí
• 汉字拆解: 级 = 纟(silk radical) + 及 (to reach); originally meant steps or rungs.

含义

Level; grade; rank. A unit of classification indicating position in a hierarchy.

Used for school grades (三年级 — third grade), test levels (HSK四级 — HSK Level 4), rankings, and intensity scales. A very common classifier in education and grading systems.

例句

1. 我在上三年级。
2. 他通过了HSK四级。
3. 这个台阶有二十级。

用法指南

语境: education, tests, classification

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 你是几年级的学生？(What grade are you in?)
• 他的汉语水平是中级。(His Chinese level is intermediate.)

错误说法

• 不要把年级和年纪混起来 (Don't confuse 年级 with 年纪 — 年级 means school grade, while 年纪 means age)

起源与历史

Composed of 纟 (silk/thread radical) and 及 (to reach). Originally referred to steps or rungs, later extended to levels and grades.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal