HSK 5 · Adjectives

超级 chāojí “super” in Chinese

Traditional 超級

What 超级 means

  1. super
  2. extremely
  3. super-
  4. ultra-
  5. hyper-

How to say 超级

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale超chāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale级jí2nd tone, rising

超级 in a sentence

  1. 今天超级冷。

    Jīntiān chāojí lěng.

    It’s super cold today.

    Sentence #10256745 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 浏览器跑得超级慢。

    Liúlǎnqì pǎo de chāojí màn.

    The browser is running super slowly.

    Sentence #3763518 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 连超级英雄们也该偶尔休息一下。

    Lián chāojí yīngxióngmen yě gāi ǒu'ěr xiūxi yíxià.

    Even superheroes need a break now and then.

    Sentence #408569 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 超级 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 超 (chāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
超chāoto exceed
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 召imperial decree · zhàoSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 召 (zhào) hints at the sound. Compare it with chāo.

The character 级 (jí) with each of its parts in a different colour
级jílevel
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 及to extend · jíSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 及 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jí.

How to write 超级

超 12 strokes · 级 6 strokes

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超级 (chāojí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 超级 (chāojí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 超级

Words with 超

超市chāoshì · supermarket超过chāoguò · to surpass超越chāoyuè · to surpass高超gāochāo · superb

Words with 级

年级niánjí · grade班级bānjí · class (of students)初级chūjí · elementary高级gāojí · high level上级shàngjí · superior等级děngjí · grade级别jíbié · level

More words: Adjectives

不安bù'ān · uneasy不得了bùdéliǎo · extremely不耐烦bùnàifán · impatient不足bùzú · insufficient潮湿cháoshī · damp彻底chèdǐ · thorough成熟chéngshú · mature沉默chénmò · silent

FAQs

超级 (chāojí) means “super” or “extremely”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it chāojí: chāo with a 1st tone, then jí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 超级 is written 超級. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chaoji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 超级 from the suggestions. Typing chaoji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
超级 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.