年级 nián jí
“grade; year (in school, college etc)”
nounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 年級Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
年级 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 783: 年级 niánjí — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 99
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 年级
年级 means a school grade or year level, such as 一年级 or 三年级. It is a noun that usually follows a number, and common patterns are 上…年级, 读…年级, and 在…年级. Use 几年级 to ask which grade someone is in.
例句Example sentences
- 我妹妹今年上小学三年级。wǒ mèi mei jīn nián shàng xiǎo xué sān nián jí.My younger sister is in third grade in elementary school this year.
- 我们年级有一百多个学生。wǒ men nián jí yǒu yì bǎi duō gè xué sheng.Our grade has more than one hundred students.
- 他比我高一个年级。tā bǐ wǒ gāo yí gè nián jí.He is one grade above me.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我们学校有六位年级。
✓我们学校有六个年级。
The measure word for 年级 is 个, not 位; 位 is used for people.