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级别 jíbié “level” in Chinese
Traditional 級別
What 级别 means
- level
- rank
- grade
- (military) rank
How to say 级别
级jí2nd tone, rising
别bié2nd tone, rising
级别 in a sentence
How 级别 is built
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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.

别biéto leave; to part
- 另another · lìng
- 刂knife form of 刀 · dāo
Memory aidA knife 刂 cutting things apart: to separate. As a command, 别 means “don't”.
How to write 级别
级 6 strokes · 别 7 strokes
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Words related to 级别
Words with 级
年级niánjí · grade班级bānjí · class (of students)超级chāojí · super初级chūjí · elementary高级gāojí · high level上级shàngjí · superior等级děngjí · grade
Words with 别
别bié · don’t别人biéren · other people特别tèbié · special别的biéde · other区别qūbié · difference性别xìngbié · gender分别fēnbié · to part告别gàobié · to say goodbye个别gèbié · individual别墅biéshù · villa
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FAQs
级别 (jíbié) means “level” or “rank”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jíbié: jí with a 2nd tone, then bié 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, 级别 is written 級別. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jibie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 级别 from the suggestions. Typing jibie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
级别 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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.