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年级

nián jí · nian ji

Traditional 年級

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. grade
  2. year (in school, college etc)
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Third-grade homework

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)妹妹(mèimei)现在(xiànzài)几(jǐ)年级(niánjí)？

    What grade is your sister in now?

  2. Dengdeng

    她(tā)上(shàng)三(sān)年级(niánjí)。

    She's in third grade.

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)的(de)作业(zuòyè)难(nán)吗(ma)？

    Is her homework hard?

  4. Dengdeng

    太(tài)难(nán)了(le)！昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)教(jiāo)她(tā)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)也(yě)不会(bùhuì)做(zuò)。

    Too hard! I tried to teach her yesterday, but I couldn't do it either.

  5. Liangliang

    三(sān)年级(niánjí)的(de)作业(zuòyè)，你(nǐ)不会(bùhuì)？

    Third-grade homework, and you can't?

  6. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)的(de)三(sān)年级(niánjí)和(hé)我们(wǒmen)的(de)三(sān)年级(niánjí)不一样(bùyīyàng)。

    Today's third grade is different from ours.

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2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)和(hé)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)从(cóng)8年(nián)级(jí)开(kāi)始(shǐ)就(jiù)相(xiāng)爱(ài)了(le)。

Mary and Tom have been in love since the eighth grade.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)妹(mèi)妹(mei)今(jīn)年(nián)上(shàng)三(sān)年(nián)级(jí)。

My younger sister is in third grade this year.

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年
nián

year

级
jí

level; grade

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