次级

次級

cìjí

adjective #23,634

Meanings

1 subprime
2 secondary
3 lower-grade
4 subordinate

Characters

secondary / inferior / next in order

grade / level / rank

Examples

次级贷款危机引发了全球金融风暴。

Cìjí dàikuǎn wēijī yǐnfā le quánqiú jīnróng fēngbào.

The subprime mortgage crisis triggered a global financial storm.

这批货是次级品，价格较低。

Zhè pī huò shì cìjí pǐn, jiàgé jiào dī.

This batch of goods is lower-grade, so the price is lower.

次级市场的交易量增长迅速。

Cìjí shìchǎng de jiāoyì liàng zēngzhǎng xùnsù.

Trading volume in the secondary market has grown rapidly.

Tips

usage

次级 became well-known globally after the 2008 financial crisis through the phrase 次级贷款 (cìjí dàikuǎn) — subprime mortgage. 次 (cì) means secondary or lower-tier, while 级 (jí) means grade or level.

Stroke Order

次 cì

级 jí