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高级

gāo jí · gao ji

Traditional 高級

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. high level
  2. high grade
  3. advanced
  4. high-ranking
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A fancy restaurant

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)餐厅(cāntīng)看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)高级(gāojí)。

    This restaurant looks very fancy.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，连(lián)椅子(yǐzi)都(dōu)很(hěn)高级(gāojí)。

    Yes, even the chairs are fancy.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)点(diǎn)什么(shénme)？

    What shall we order?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)菜单(càidān)，一(yī)盘(pán)青菜(qīngcài)九十八(jiǔshíbā)块(kuài)！

    Look at the menu, one plate of greens is 98 yuan!

  5. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)贵(guì)！

    So expensive!

  6. Liangliang

    高级(gāojí)的(de)青菜(qīngcài)，也(yě)是(shì)青菜(qīngcài)。吃(chī)面(miàn)吧(ba)？

    Fancy greens are still greens. Noodles instead?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)买(mǎi)了(le)台(tái)很(hěn)高(gāo)级(jí)的(de)相(xiàng)机(jī)。

Tom bought a very good camera.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)菜(cài)很(hěn)高(gāo)级(jí)，价(jià)格(gé)也(yě)不(bù)便(pián)宜(yi)。

The dishes at this restaurant are high-end, and the prices are not cheap either.

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高
gāo

high; tall

级
jí

level; grade

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