中级
HSK 2 (2021)
中级 (zhōngjí) · intermediate
中级 (zhōngjí) means “intermediate; middle level”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 级 (level). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 中级 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
级 jí · level
What 级 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 及jí — to extend
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 及 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我在学中级汉语。Wǒ zài xué zhōngjí Hànyǔ.I'm studying intermediate Chinese.
这是中级班吗？Zhè shì zhōngjí bān ma?Is this the intermediate class?
Questions about 中级
What does 中级 mean?
中级 (zhōngjí) means “intermediate; middle level”.
How do you pronounce 中级?
中级 is pronounced zhōngjí.
Which HSK level is 中级?
中级 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
Learn 中级 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.