级 (jí) means Step (grade - level). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我弟弟上三年 级 。
Wǒ dìdi shàng sān niánjí.
My younger brother is in the third grade.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 年级
他主要教三年 级 。
Tā zhǔyào jiāo sān niánjí.
He mainly teaches the third grade.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 主要
这家酒店很高 级 。
Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn hěn gāojí.
This hotel is very high class.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 高级
门口有几 级 台阶。
Ménkǒu yǒu jǐ jí táijiē.
There are a few steps at the entrance.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 台阶
今天的天气超 级 好。
Jīntiān de tiānqì chāojí hǎo.
The weather today is super.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 超级
我在上初 级 中文课。
Wǒ zài shàng chūjí Zhōngwén kè.
I am taking a beginner Chinese class.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 初级
他在上高 级 汉语课。
Tā zài shàng gāojí Hànyǔ kè.
He is taking an advanced Chinese class.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 高级
这个班 级 非常团结。
Zhège bānjí fēicháng tuánjié.
This class is very united.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 团结
这是初 级 水平的教材。
Zhè shì chūjí shuǐpíng de jiàocái.
This is a beginner-level textbook.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 初级
他服从了上 级 的命令。
Tā fúcóng le shàngjí de mìnglìng.
He obeyed the order from above.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 命令
这件事要向上 级 汇报。
Zhè jiàn shì yào xiàng shàngjí huìbào.
This must be reported to the higher authorities.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 上级
他的上 级 对他很信任。
Tā de shàngjí duì tā hěn xìnrèn.
His superior trusts him a great deal.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 上级
他按照上 级 的指示行事。
Tā ànzhào shàngjí de zhǐshì xíngshì.
He acted on his superior's instructions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指示
请把调查结果向上 级 汇报。
Qǐng bǎ diàochá jiéguǒ xiàng shàngjí huìbào.
Please report the findings to your superiors.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 汇报
比赛按年龄分成几个 级 别。
Bǐsài àn niánlíng fēnchéng jǐ ge jíbié.
The competition is divided into several levels by age.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 级别
这个方案还需要上 级 认可。
Zhège fāng'àn hái xūyào shàngjí rènkě.
This plan still needs approval from above.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 认可
这些木材按质量分成三个等 级 。
Zhèxiē mùcái àn zhìliàng fēnchéng sān ge děngjí.
This timber is graded into three levels by quality.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 等级
考试成绩用等 级 而不是分数表示。
Kǎoshì chéngjì yòng děngjí ér bú shì fēnshù biǎoshì.
Exam results are given as grades rather than as marks.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 等级
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From the graded readers
大学二年 级 的时候，我参加了一次演讲比赛。
dàxué èr niánjí de / dì shíhou, wǒ cānjiā le / liǎo / liào yīcì yǎnjiǎng bǐsài.
In my second year at university I entered a speech competition.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
我们认识四年了，从大学一年 级 开始就住在一个宿舍。
wǒmen rènshi sìnián le / liǎo / liào, cóng dàxué yī niánjí kāishǐ jiù zhù zài yīgè sùshè.
We'd known each other four years, sharing a dorm since our first year at university.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
Words that contain 级
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 级
How is 级 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 级 (jí, "Step (grade - level)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 级 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 级 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 级?
The dictionary page for 级 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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