Meaning of 年级
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- grade
- year (in school, college etc)
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 年级
年级 follows a number to say which grade or year someone is in, from primary school through university. To ask, say 你几年级？ (nǐ jǐ niánjí?). Example: 我上三年级。 (Wǒ shàng sān niánjí.) I am in third grade.
年 (nián) means year and 级 (jí) means level or rank, so 年级 is your year level in school. Picture climbing one step up the ladder every year.
Common mistake: Learners often say 我是三年级 by copying English "I am in"; 我上三年级 or 我三年级 sounds more natural, though 我是三年级的学生 is fine. Also do not confuse 年级 with 年纪 (niánjì, age), which sounds almost the same but uses 纪 instead of 级.
年级 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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年 nián · year · 6 strokes
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级 jí · level · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 年级.
Questions about 年级
What does 年级 mean?
年级 (niánjí) means "grade; year (in school, college etc)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 年级?
年级 is made of 2 characters: 年 (6 strokes), 级 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 年级 an HSK word?
Yes. 年级 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 年级 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 年级 is written 年級.
How do I say freshman or first year in university?
Say 大一 (dà yī) for first year university, 大二 (dà èr) for second year, and so on. You can also say 大学一年级 (dàxué yī niánjí) in a more formal way.
What is the difference between 年级 and 班 (bān)?
年级 is the grade level, like third grade. 班 is a specific class group within that grade, so 三年级二班 (sān niánjí èr bān) means class 2 of third grade.