水准

水準

shuǐzhǔn

noun HSK 7 #7,999

Meanings

1 level
2 standard
3 quality

Characters

standard; level

Literally 'water level' — originally a surveying term, now means standard/level

Examples

这所学校的教学水准很高。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào de jiàoxué shuǐzhǔn hěn gāo.

This school has a very high teaching standard.

他的中文水准还需要提高。

Tā de Zhōngwén shuǐzhǔn hái xūyào tígāo.

His Chinese level still needs improvement.

Tips

usage

水准 and 水平 are near synonyms meaning 'level/standard.' 水准 is slightly more formal and often used for quality assessment, while 水平 is more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

准 zhǔn