等級

简 等级 · 繁 等級
Mandarin · pinyin děng jí

Meanings

  1. grade
  2. rank
  3. status
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等
děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
級
jí · level, rank, class; grade
级
jí · level, rank, class; grade
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3–2 · deng3 ji2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dang2 kap1

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noun

  1. grade; level; rank; ranking; class
  2. hierarchy

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