等级 meaning in English

děngjí

grade; rank

HSK 5nounTraditional 等級18 strokes

Meaning of 等级

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

děngjí

grade
rank
status

How to use 等级

等级 is used for formal rankings of quality, skill, or social position, such as hotel stars, exam levels, or game levels. Example: 这家酒店的等级很高。(Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn de děngjí hěn gāo.) This hotel has a very high rating.

等 (děng) means a class or level, like steps of equal rank, and 级 (jí) means a grade or step, as in 年级 (niánjí) school year. Put two words for levels together and you get 等级, a ranking system.

Common mistake: Learners often use 等级 for a school year, but that is 年级 (niánjí), and a test score is 成绩 (chéngjì), not 等级. Also keep 级 (jí) in the second tone and do not mix it up with 极 (jí, extreme), which looks and sounds similar.

等级 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ尽jǐn了le全quán力lì，但dàn他tā还hái是shì不bù能néng获huò得de比bǐ玛mǎ丽lì更gèng高gāo的de等děng级jí。

Tom did the best he could, but he wasn't able to get a higher grade than Mary.

我wǒ听tīng说shuō，如rú果guǒ没méi在zài十shí二èr岁suì前qián开kāi始shǐ学xué一yí个gè语yǔ言yán，是shì无wú法fǎ达dá到dào母mǔ语yǔ等děng级jí的de。

I've heard it said that there is no way for you to ever reach native proficiency in a language if you haven't started studying it before the age of twelve.

形xíng式shì是shì暂zàn时shí的de，等děng级jí才cái是shì永yǒng恒héng的de。

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

根gēn据jù国guó土tǔ安ān全quán部bù的de规guī定dìng，目mù前qián的de安ān全quán水shuǐ准zhǔn是shì橙chéng色sè等děng级jí。

The security level, as established by the Department of Homeland Security, is orange.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

等 děng · to wait for · 12 strokes

级 jí · level · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 等级.

等到	děngdào	to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
高级	gāojí	high level; high grade
等于	děngyú	to equal; to be tantamount to
平等	píngděng	equal; equality
年级	niánjí	grade; year (in school, college etc)
中级	zhōngjí	middle level (in a hierarchy)
等待	děngdài	to wait; to wait for
超级	chāojí	super-; ultra-
班级	bānjí	class (group of students); grade (in school)
初级	chūjí	junior; primary
等候	děnghòu	to wait; to wait for
上级	shàngjí	higher authorities; superiors

Questions about 等级

What does 等级 mean?

等级 (děngjí) means "grade; rank" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 等级?

等级 is made of 2 characters: 等 (12 strokes), 级 (6 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 等级 an HSK word?

Yes. 等级 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 等级 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 等级 is written 等級.

What is the difference between 等级 and 级别?

Both mean level or rank and often overlap. 级别 (jíbié) is more common for official job or administrative rank, while 等级 is common for quality grades, ratings, and social hierarchy.

How do you say 'social hierarchy' or 'class system' with 等级?

You can say 等级制度 (děngjí zhìdù), meaning a hierarchical system. The phrase 等级观念 (děngjí guānniàn) means a mindset that values rank and status.