年级 (niánjí) — grade / year level

年级 (niánjí)

年级 means grade or year level at school. It refers to the stage of study in school, equivalent to Grade 1, Grade 2, etc. It is used with ordinal numbers and the measure 年级 itself: 一年级 (first grade), 三年级 (third grade).

Meanings

1. [noun] Grade; year level (in school); school year.

Example Sentences

你现在是几年级？ Nǐ xiànzài shì jǐ niánjí? What grade are you in now?

我是初中三年级的学生。 Wǒ shì chūzhōng sān niánjí de xuésheng. I am a third-year middle school student.

他们是同一年级的。 Tāmen shì tóng yī niánjí de. They are in the same grade.

低年级的孩子需要更多帮助。 Dī niánjí de háizi xūyào gèng duō bāngzhù. Children in lower grades need more help.

Collocations

Memory Hook

年 means year and 级 means level or rank. Your 年级 is the year-level you have reached in your educational journey, a rung on the school ladder measured in years.