年
级

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The word 年级 is formed by combining two meaningful characters: 年 (nián), meaning "year", and 级 (jí), meaning "step" or "level". Their meanings merge conceptually to create the idea of a progressive, year-based level or stage, which in practice refers to an academic grade or year in school.

Example Sentences Hide

我是一年级学生。

Wǒ shì yī niánjí xuéshēng.

I am a first-grade student.

她在读三年级。

Tā zài dú sān niánjí.

She is in third grade.

我的弟弟上二年级。

Wǒ de dìdi shàng èr niánjí.

My younger brother is in second grade.

明年我将升入四年级。

Míngnián wǒ jiāng shēng rù sì niánjí.

Next year I will advance to fourth grade.

高年级的学生要帮助低年级的同学。

Gāo niánjí de xuéshēng yào bāngzhù dī niánjí de tóngxué.

Upper-grade students should help lower-grade classmates.

Word Definition - 年级

nián jí grade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[gè]

Individual Character Details

年 nián, nián, nián
级 jí