HSK 5 · Verbs

及格 jígé “to pass an exam or a test” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 及格 means

  1. to pass an exam or a test
  2. to meet a minimum standard

How to say 及格

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale及jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale格gé2nd tone, rising

及格 in a sentence

  1. 本以为他不会及格，但最终还是及格了。

    Běn yǐwéi tā búhuì jígé, dàn zuìzhōng háishi jígé le.

    I thought he wouldn’t pass, but he passed in the end.

    Sentence #1424252 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他为考试及格感到高兴。

    Tā wèi kǎoshì jígé gǎndào gāoxìng.

    He was happy that he’d passed the exam.

    Sentence #604466 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 因为害怕不及格，他努力学习。

    Yīnwèi hàipà bù jígé, tā nǔlì xuéxí.

    He studied hard because he was afraid of failing.

    Sentence #1323605 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 及格 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 及 (jí) drawn as one shape
及jíand

及 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 格 (gé) with each of its parts in a different colour
格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 各individual · gèSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 各 (gè) hints at the sound. Compare it with gé.

How to write 及格

及 3 strokes · 格 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 及格

Words with 及

及时jíshí · timely来不及láibují · not enough time (to do something)来得及láidejí · to have enough time以及yǐjí · and及早jízǎo · as early as possible普及pǔjí · to popularise涉及shèjí · to involve迫不及待pòbùjídài · too impatient to wait力所能及lìsuǒnéngjí · within one’s ability

Words with 格

合格hégé · to meet the standard required严格yángé · strict价格jiàgé · price表格biǎogé · form性格xìnggé · nature资格zīgé · qualifications风格fēnggé · style格外géwài · especially格局géjú · structure格式géshì · format

More words: Common Verbs

过期guòqī · to be overdue缓解huǎnjiě · to bring relief恢复huīfù · to recover挥huī · to wave集中jízhōng · to concentrate计算jìsuàn · to count记录jìlù · to record捡jiǎn · to pick up

FAQs

及格 (jígé) means “to pass an exam or a test” or “to meet a minimum standard”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jígé: jí with a 2nd tone, then gé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 及格 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jige with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 及格 from the suggestions. Typing jige into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
及格 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.