留级

留級

liújí

verb #22,830

Meanings

HSK 4

因为成绩太差，他不得不留级。

Yīnwèi chéngjì tài chà, tā bùdébù liújí.

Because his grades were too poor, he had no choice but to repeat a year.

HSK 6

老师警告她，如果继续缺课，可能会留级。

Lǎoshī jǐnggào tā, rúguǒ jìxù quēkè, kěnéng huì liújí.

The teacher warned her that if she continued skipping class, she might have to repeat the grade.

memory

留 means 'to stay/remain' and 级 means 'grade/level', literally to stay in the same grade instead of advancing.

留 liú

级 jí