Definition
年级 (nián jí) refers to a specific grade or year level in school, like 'third grade'. It is different from 学年 (xué nián), which means the academic year as a time period (e.g., the 2023–2024 school year).
noun
gradeyear (in school, college, etc.)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 年纪nián jìsound-alikeage (of a person, colloquial)
Examples
- 年级？Nǐ zài nǎge nián jí?Which grade are you in?
- 年级。Wǒ nǚ'ér shàng xiǎoxué sān nián jí le.My daughter is in third grade of elementary school.
- 年级。Zhège nián jí yǒu wǔshí ge xuésheng.This grade has fifty students.
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