等级
Old HSK 6
等级 (děngjí) · grade
等级 (děngjí) means “grade; rank; level”. It is written with 2 characters: 等 (to wait) + 级 (level). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 等级 is built
The characters
等 děng · to wait
What 等 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺 (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
鸡蛋按大小分等级。Jīdàn àn dàxiǎo fēn děngjí.Eggs are graded by size.
这个考试分六个等级。Zhège kǎoshì fēn liù gè děngjí.This exam has six levels.
Questions about 等级
What does 等级 mean?
等级 (děngjí) means “grade; rank; level”.
How do you pronounce 等级?
等级 is pronounced děngjí.
Which HSK level is 等级?
等级 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 等到děngdàoto wait until
- 等于děngyúto equal
- 平等píngděngequal
- 等待děngdàito wait
- 等候děnghòuto wait
- 相等xiāngděngequal
- 等děngto wait
- 高级gāojíadvanced
- 年级niánjígrade
- 中级zhōngjíintermediate
Learn 等级 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.