高级
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
高级 (gāojí) · advanced
高级 (gāojí) means “advanced; high-level; high-grade”. It is written with 2 characters: 高 (high) + 级 (level). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 高级 is built
The characters
高 gāo · high
What 高 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冋jiōng — desert
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A tall palace (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
这是一家高级饭馆。Zhè shì yī jiā gāojí fànguǎn.This is a high-end restaurant.
他在学高级汉语。Tā zài xué gāojí Hànyǔ.He is studying advanced Chinese.
Questions about 高级
What does 高级 mean?
高级 (gāojí) means “advanced; high-level; high-grade”.
How do you pronounce 高级?
高级 is pronounced gāojí.
Which HSK level is 高级?
高级 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 高兴gāoxìnghappy
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 提高tígāoto raise
- 高速gāosùhigh speed
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 跳高tiàogāohigh jump
- 高潮gāocháoclimax
- 高价gāojiàhigh price
- 高尚gāoshàngnoble
- 高铁gāotiěhigh-speed rail
Learn 高级 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.