初级
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
初级 (chūjí) · elementary
初级 (chūjí) means “elementary; beginner; primary”. It is written with 2 characters: 初 (first (as in 初一)) + 级 (level). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 初级 is built
The characters
初 chū · first (as in 初一)
What 初 is made of
- 衤yī — clothing
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes (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
我在学初级汉语。Wǒ zài xué chūjí Hànyǔ.I am studying beginner Chinese.
这本书适合初级学生吗？Zhè běn shū shìhé chūjí xuésheng ma?Is this book suitable for beginners?
Questions about 初级
What does 初级 mean?
初级 (chūjí) means “elementary; beginner; primary”.
How do you pronounce 初级?
初级 is pronounced chūjí.
Which HSK level is 初级?
初级 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 初步chūbùinitial
- 初中chūzhōngjunior high school
- 当初dāngchūat first
- 年初niánchūbeginning of the year
- 最初zuìchūat first
- 起初qǐchūat first
- 初chūfirst (as in 初一)
- 高级gāojíadvanced
- 年级niánjígrade
- 中级zhōngjíintermediate
Learn 初级 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.