HSK 6 · Work

上级 shàngjí “superior” in Chinese

Traditional 上級

What 上级 means

  1. superior
  2. higher authority
  3. higher authorities
  4. superiors

Measure word 个 gè · 一个上级 yí ge shàngjí

How to say 上级

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale上shàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale级jí2nd tone, rising

上级 in a sentence

  1. 被告会向上级法院上诉。

    Bèigào huì xiàng shàngjí fǎyuàn shàngsù.

    The defendant will appeal to a higher court.

    Sentence #2029437 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 上级 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 上 (shàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
上shàngup; upper; above; previous
  • ⺊divination form of 卜 · bǔ
  • 一one · yī

Memory aidA short stroke above the line: up, on top.

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 上级

上 3 strokes · 级 6 strokes

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

Words related to 上级

Words with 上

上shàng · up上午shàngwǔ · morning (forenoon)上课shàngkè · to go to class上学shàngxué · to go to school早上zǎoshang · morning晚上wǎnshang · evening上班shàngbān · to go to work上面shàngmiàn · above路上lùshang · on the road上来shànglái · to come up

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等级děngjí · grade级别jíbié · level

More words: Work & Career

签署qiānshǔ · to sign (an agreement)洽谈qiàtán · to negotiate请示qǐngshì · to ask for instructions任命rènmìng · to appoint上任shàngrèn · to take office事务shìwù · affairs事业shìyè · career手艺shǒuyì · craftsmanship

FAQs

上级 (shàngjí) means “superior” or “higher authority”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shàngjí: shàng with a 4th 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, 上级 is written 上級. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one superior is 一个上级 (yí ge shàngjí).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shangji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 上级 from the suggestions. Typing shangji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
上级 is an HSK 6 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.