上级

上級

shàngjí

noun HSK 5 #6,254

Meanings

HSK 3

上级批准了我们的计划。

Shàngjí pīzhǔn le wǒmen de jìhuà.

Our superiors approved our plan.

HSK 4

这件事需要向上级汇报。

Zhè jiàn shì xūyào xiàng shàngjí huìbào.

This matter needs to be reported to the higher authorities.

HSK 7-9

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