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分级

fēnjí

to classify, to grade

A person sorts apples into three baskets by size
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Characters in this word

分 fēn

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
八 eight 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

级 jí

Strokes
6
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 及 to extend
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 医院按照病情轻重对患者进行分级,以便优先处理急症。 Yīyuàn ànzhào bìngqíng qīngzhòng duì huànzhě jìnxíng fēnjí, yǐbiàn yōuxiān chǔlǐ jízhèng. The hospital classified patients according to the severity of their condition so that emergencies could be dealt with first.
  • 图书馆把这些读物按难度分级,方便孩子选择。 Túshūguǎn bǎ zhèxiē dúwù àn nándù fēnjí, fāngbiàn háizi xuǎnzé. The library grades these books by difficulty to make it easier for children to choose.
  • 苹果要先分级,再装箱出售。 Píngguǒ yào xiān fēnjí, zài zhuāng xiāng chūshòu. Apples have to be graded first and then packed into boxes for sale.

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