同级

同級
tóngjí
adjective #36,382

Meanings

  1. 1 of the same level; peer
  2. 2 same rank; same grade (at school)
  3. 3 same class / same year

Examples

Tā hé wǒ shì tóngjí de tóngxué.
He and I are classmates in the same grade.
Zhè fèn bàogào xūyào tíjiāo gěi tóngjí zhèngfǔ bùmén shěnhé.
This report must be submitted to a government body at the same level for review.

Tips

usage
In administration, 同级 is structural — Chinese government operates vertically by levels (中央////), and a 'same-level' unit is one on the same rung, as opposed to 上级 (higher-up) or 下级 (subordinate).

Stroke Order

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