grade 一年级 yī-niánjí Grade One, first year of study / 一年级学生 yī-niánjí xuésheng grade one student,
first-year student
jíbié 级别 N grade, scale 工资级别 gōngzījíbié wage/salary scale
jí 极 TRAD 極 ADV extremely, highly ■ 今天天气极 好。Jīntiān tiānqì jí hǎo. The weather is extremely
good today.
jíduān 极端 [comp: 极 extreme + 端 extreme] ADV extremely 走极端 zǒu jíduān go to extremes
jíle 极了 ADV extremely, very ■ 这两天我忙极了。 Zhè liǎng tiān wǒ máng jíle. I’m extremely busy
these days.
NOTE: 极了 jíle is used after adjectives or some verbs to mean extremely ... or very ... For example: ■ 高
兴极了gāoxìng jíle very happy, delighted
jíqí 极其 ADV extremely, highly ■ 我们极其重视产 品质量。Wǒmen jíqí zhòngshì chǎnpǐn zhìliàng. We
attach great importance to the quality of our products. ■ 顾客对这样的服务态度极其不满。
Gùkè duì zhèyàng de fúwù tàidu jíqí bùmǎn. Customers are extremely unhappy with such service.
jíxiàn 极限 [comp: 极 extreme + 限 limit] N the ultimate, the limit
jí 即 V be, mean 非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ If it is not this one, it must be that one.
jíbiàn 即便 CONJ even if, even though
jíjiāng 即将 ADV will soon
jíshǐ 即使 CONJ even if, even though ■ 他即使非常 忙，也要抽工夫学中文。Tā jíshǐ fēicháng máng,
yě yào chōu gōngfu xué Zhōngwén. Even though he is very busy, he will try and find time to learn
Chinese.
jí 籍 N 1 registration 2 membership 国籍 guójí nationality / 会籍 huìjí membership of an association
jíguàn 籍贯 N place of one’s birth or origin
jí 急 ADJ 1 anxious ■ 他心里很急。 Tā xīnlǐ hěn jí. He’s very anxious. 2 urgent ■ 这件事很急。Zhè
jiàn shì hěn jí. This is an urgent matter. ■ 他家里 有急事，今天没来上班。Tā jiāli yǒu jíshì,
jīntiān méi lái shàngbān. He has an urgent family matter [to attend to] and did not come to work
today.
jí gōng jìn lì 急功近利 IDIOM eager for instant success and benefit
jíjù 急剧 ADJ sudden and intense, abrupt
jímáng 急忙 [comp: 急 hurried + 忙 hastened] ADJ hurried, hasty ■ 听说孩子病了，她急忙赶回 家。
Tīngshuō háizi bìng le, tā jímáng gǎn huíjiā. Hearing that her child was sick, she rushed back
home.
jíqiè 急切 ADJ eager and impatient, urgent
jíxìng 急性 ADJ acute (disease) (ANTONYM 慢性 mànxìng)
jíxìngzi 急性子 N an impatient or impetuous person ■ 我妈妈是个急性子，爸爸是个慢性子，但是
他们俩好像很合得来。Wǒ māma shì ge jíxìngzi, bàba shì ge mànxìngzi, dànshì tāmen liǎ
hǎoxiàng hěn hé de lái. My mother is an impatient person while my father moves slowly. However,
they seem to get along quite well.
jí yú qiú chéng 急于求成 IDIOM eager to have an immediate success
jízào 急躁 [comp: 急 hurried + 躁 dry] ADJ impetuous, impatient ■ 他有一个缺点，就是性 情急躁。
Tā yǒu yí ge quēdiǎn, jiùshì xìngqíng jízào. He has a shortcoming; that is, he is rather impatient.
jízhěn 急诊 N medical emergency 急诊室 jízhěnshì emergency room
jí 疾 N disease
jíbìng 疾病 [comp: 疾 disease + 病 illness] N disease, illness
jí 嫉 V be jealous
jídù 嫉妒 [comp: 嫉 be jealous + 妒 be jealous] V be jealous ■ 她嫉妒她妹妹的美貌。Tā jídù tā
mèimei de měimào. She is jealous of her sister’s beauty.
jí 吉 ADJ lucky, fortunate
jíxiáng 吉祥 [comp: 吉 lucky + 祥 auspicious] ADJ lucky, auspicious
jíxiángwù 吉祥物 [modif: 吉祥 lucky + 物 thing] N mascot