How to say “grade” in Chinese

成绩
chéngjì

grade, result

noun · HSK 3 · topic “Studying”

“Grade” in Chinese is 成绩, chéng jì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

成绩 is read chéng jì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chéng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
jì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

成
chéng — become; complete

It hints at the sound in 城 chéng “city”.

绩
jì — achievement, result

On the left, 纟 “thread”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “成绩”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 成绩. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 你的数学成绩怎么样?nǐdeshùxuéchéngjìzěnmeyàngHow are your math grades?
  • 老师对他的成绩十分满意lǎoshīduìtādechéngjìshífēnmǎnyìThe teacher is highly pleased with his grades.
  • 成绩可以在网上查看chéngjìkěyǐzàiwǎngshangchákànYou can check your grades online.
  • 由于他平时很努力,因此期末成绩很好。yóuyútāpíngshíhěnnǔlì,yīncǐqīmòchéngjìhěnhǎoAs he works hard all semester, his final grades are good.
  • 她在期末考试中取得了好成绩tāzàiqīmòkǎoshìzhōngqǔdélehǎochéngjìShe got good grades on her final exams.
  • 我每天学到很晚,可是成绩反而下降了。wǒměitiānxuédàohěnwǎn,kěshìchéngjìfǎn’érxiàjiàngleI study late every day, and yet my grades have actually dropped.

More words from the lesson “Grades and effort”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “grade” in Chinese?

“Grade” in Chinese is 成绩, pinyin chéngjì.

What does 成绩 mean?

成绩 (chéngjì) means “grade, result”.

How do you write 成绩?

成绩 is 2 characters: 成 (chéng) — become; complete; 绩 (jì) — achievement, result. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 成绩?

成绩 is read chéngjì. Tones: chéng — second tone, jì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“grade” in the lesson “Grades and effort”

This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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