年级
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
年级 (niánjí) · grade
年级 (niánjí) means “grade; year (in school)”. It is written with 2 characters: 年 (year) + 级 (level). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 年级 is built
The characters
年 nián · year
What 年 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest (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
我上三年级。Wǒ shàng sān niánjí.I'm in third grade.
你弟弟几年级了？Nǐ dìdi jǐ niánjí le?What grade is your younger brother in?
Questions about 年级
What does 年级 mean?
年级 (niánjí) means “grade; year (in school)”.
How do you pronounce 年级?
年级 is pronounced niánjí.
Which HSK level is 年级?
年级 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 半年bànniánhalf a year
- 今年jīnniánthis year
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 去年qùniánlast year
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 年轻niánqīngyoung
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
- 青年qīngniányoung person
Learn 年级 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.