上级

上級

shàngjí

noun HSK 5 #6,254

Meanings

这件事需要向上级汇报。

Zhè jiàn shì xūyào xiàngshàng jí huìbào.

This matter needs to be reported to the higher authorities.

上级批准了我们的计划。

Shàngjí pīzhǔn le wǒmen de jìhuà.

Our superiors approved our plan.

他不敢违背上级的命令。

Tā bù gǎn wéibèi shàngjí de mìnglìng.

He dares not disobey orders from his superiors.

usage

上级 is used in formal/organizational contexts (government, military, corporate). The opposite is 下级 (xiàjí, subordinate).

culture

In Chinese workplace culture, respecting 上级 is deeply important. The phrase 服从上级 (obey superiors) reflects Confucian hierarchy values.

上 shàng

级 jí