初
级

Junior in Chinese: 初级 (chū jí)

chū jí

junior

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 初級1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1junior
  2. 2primary

Stroke order

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初
级

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

初级

Simplified

初級

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我现在学的是初级课程。

    wǒ xiàn zài xué de shì chū jí kè chéng。

    What I'm studying now is a beginner-level course.

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Related words

级

jí

level

初

chū

at first

年级

nián jí

grade

高级

gāo jí

high level

最初

zuì chū

first

中级

zhōng jí

middle level (in a hierarchy)

班级

bān jí

class (group of students)

超级

chāo jí

super-

初步

chū bù

initial

初一

chū yī

first day of lunar month

初中

chū zhōng

junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

当初

dāng chū

at that time

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