晋 jìn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
晋级
jìnjí
to advance; to be promoted to the next level
Characters in this word
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
- 这支队伍凭借稳定的防守晋级决赛，却仍被批评进攻缺乏创造力。 Zhè zhī duìwǔ píngjiè wěndìng de fángshǒu jìnjí juésài, què réng bèi pīpíng jìngōng quēfá chuàngzàolì. This team advanced to the final through stable defence, yet was still criticised for lacking creativity in attack.
- 他在比赛中表现出色，成功晋级下一轮。 Tā zài bǐsài zhōng biǎoxiàn chūsè, chénggōng jìnjí xià yì lún. He performed brilliantly in the competition and advanced to the next round.
- 只要再赢一场，我们就能晋级半决赛了。 Zhǐyào zài yíng yì chǎng, wǒmen jiù néng jìnjí bànjuésài le. If we win just one more match, we can advance to the semi-finals.
Related words
- 晋升 jìnshēng to be promoted; promotion
- 高级 gāojí advanced; high-level
- 级 jí level; grade
- 年级 niánjí school grade
- 中级 zhōngjí intermediate level
- 班级 bānjí school class
- 超级 chāojí super; very
- 初级 chūjí beginner level
- 等级 děngjí level; grade
- 上级 shàngjí superior; boss
- 分级 fēnjí to classify, to grade
- 顶级 dǐngjí top-level; first-rate