初級

See also: 初级

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	level; grade; rank level; grade; rank; step
trad. (初級)		初	級
simp. (初级)		初	级

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūjí

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ kap¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhû-kip / chhû-khip

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ci¹ kib⁵

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chho͘-kip / chho͘-khip / chhe-kip

  (Teochew, Peng'im): co¹ kib⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chují
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-chi²
    • Yale: chū-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chujyi
    • Palladius: чуцзи (čuczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ kap¹
    • Yale: chō kāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ kap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ keb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-kip
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu´ gib`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu<sup>1</sup> gib<sup>5</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴ kip̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-khip
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu´ kib`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ kib⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴ kʰip̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ci¹ kib⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰip̚¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-kip
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-kip
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zho'kib
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ kip̚⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kip̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-khip
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-khip
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zho'qib
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ kʰip̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe-kip
    • Tâi-lô: tshe-kip
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhe'kib
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: co¹ kib⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsho khip
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ kʰip̚²/

Adjective

初級

1. (attributive) primary; elementary; junior

   初級職稱／初级职称  ―  chūjí zhíchēng  ―  junior position

2. (attributive) entry-level

Synonyms

• (entry-level): 入門級／入门级 (rùménjí)

Derived terms

• 初級中學／初级中学 (chūjí zhōngxué)
• 初級學院／初级学院 (chūjí xuéyuàn)
• 初級小學／初级小学
• 初級產品／初级产品 (chūjí chǎnpǐn)
• 初級社／初级社
• 初級階段／初级阶段

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (初級):

• → Japanese: 初級(しょきゅう) (shokyū)
• → Korean: 초급(初級) (chogeup)
• → Vietnamese: sơ cấp (初級)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	級
しょ Grade: 4	きゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

/ɕokipu/ → /ɕokiɸu/ → */ɕokiwu/ → /ɕokiu/ → /ɕokjuː/

From Middle Chinese compound 初級／初级 (tsrhjo kjap?, literally “beginning + level, grade”). Compare modern Min Nan chho͘-kip or Cantonese co¹ kap¹.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょきゅう [shòkyúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kʲɨᵝː]

Noun

初(しょ)級(きゅう) • (shokyū) ^{←しょきふ (syokifu)?}

1. elementary level, beginning grade, beginner's class

   「初級(しょきゅう)日本語(にほんご)」

   “Shokyū Nihongo”

   “Beginner's Japanese”, “Introductory Japanese”

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
初	級

Noun

初級

1. chữ Hán form of sơ cấp (“primary level; elementary level”).