上级

• 拼音: shàng jí
• 汉字拆解: 上 = pictograph indicating upward; 级 = 纟(silk) + 及 (reach)

含义

Superior; higher-level (authority); boss.

Refers to people or organizations at a higher position in a hierarchy, typically in work or government contexts. Can mean one's direct boss or higher-level departments/governments. The opposite of 下级 (subordinate).

例句

1. 这件事我做不了主，需要请示上级才能决定。
2. 上级部门要求我们本月完成这个项目。
3. 他很会处理和上级的关系，升职很快。

用法指南

语境: workplace, government, organizations

语气: professional

正确说法

• 我先和上级商量一下。(Let me discuss this with my superiors first.)
• 上级已经批准了这个方案。(The higher-ups have approved this plan.)

错误说法

• 我的家庭上级 — 上级 is for organizational hierarchies, not family; use 长辈 for family elders

起源与历史

Compound of 上 (above/upper) + 级 (level/rank), meaning the level above oneself.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal