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    Classifier for levels or stages with 级 (jí)

    Numbers & Quantity
    Sequence & Order

    Structure

    Number + 级 + Noun

    Explanation

    级 (jí) is a classifier used for levels, grades, stages, or ranks. It appears when counting levels of a structure, stages of a rocket, grades in school, or ranks in a hierarchy.

    Examples

    • 这是一枚三级火箭。

      Zhè shì yī méi sānjí huǒjiàn.

      This is a three-stage rocket.

    • 他现在读五年级了。

      Tā xiànzài dú wǔ niánjí le.

      He is now in fifth grade.

    • 这场台风达到了十二级风力。

      Zhè chǎng táifēng dádào le shí'èr jí fēnglì.

      This typhoon reached force twelve wind strength.

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