Meaning
同级 refers to things or people that are at the same level, rank, or grade. It's commonly used in educational contexts to refer to classmates in the same grade, in workplace contexts for colleagues of equal rank, or in technical contexts for items of the same specification or standard.
Usage
Native speakers use 同级 both as a noun (referring to peers or equals) and as an adjective (describing things of equal rank). It's formal enough for professional and academic settings but also appears in everyday conversation when discussing hierarchies or comparisons. Common in phrases like 同级生 (classmates of the same grade) and 同级比较 (comparison at the same level).
Examples
- 01我和他是同级同事，工资应该差不多。, .He and I are colleagues of equal rank, so our salaries should be similar.
- 02这两款手机属于同级产品，性能相近。, .These two phone models belong to the same grade of products, with similar performance.
Characters
Measure words
- 个一个同级同事
Common collocations
- 同级生classmate of the same grade
- 同级比较comparison at the same level
- 同级竞争peer competition
- 同级别same category/class
Antonyms
Origin
Compound of 同 (same) and 级 (level/grade). The word straightforwardly combines these meanings to indicate equality in rank or level.