及格

• 拼音: jí gé
• 汉字拆解: 及 = 人 (person) + hand reaching — to catch up to, to reach; 格 = 木 (wood) + 各 (each, phonetic) — a frame or standard

含义

To pass (an exam or standard); passing grade. Meeting the minimum required score or threshold.

Specifically refers to reaching the minimum passing score, typically 60 out of 100 in the Chinese education system. Can be used literally for exams or figuratively for meeting a basic standard. The opposite is 不及格 (fail). Common collocations include 考试及格 (pass an exam) and 及格线 (passing line/threshold).

例句

1. 这次数学考试他差一分才及格。
2. 只要认真复习，及格应该没有问题。
3. 她所有科目都及格了，终于可以放心了。

用法指南

语境: education, exams, standards

语气: matter-of-fact

正确说法

• 你这次英语考试及格了吗？(Did you pass the English exam this time?)
• 及格分数是六十分。(The passing score is sixty points.)

错误说法

• 这个饭菜很及格 (Don't use 及格 to praise food — it implies barely meeting a minimum standard, which sounds like faint praise; use 好吃 or 不错 instead)

起源与历史

及 (to reach, to come up to) + 格 (standard, level) — reaching the required standard.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal