初級

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
• Min Nan (POJ): chho͘-kip / chho͘-khip / chhe-kip

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: chūjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chujyi
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ kap¹
    • Yale: chō kāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ kap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ keb¹
    • 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>
    • IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴ kip̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-khip
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu´ kib`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ kib⁵
    • IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴ kʰip̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (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/

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

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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 (tsrhjo kjap?, literally “beginning + level, grade”). Compare modern Min Nan chho͘-kip or Cantonese co¹ kap¹.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) しょきゅう [shòkyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kʲɨᵝː]

Noun

初級 (hiragana しょきゅう, rōmaji shokyū, historical hiragana しょきふ)

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

   「初 (しょ)級 (きゅう)日 (に)本 (ほん)語 (ご)」

   “Shokyū Nihongo”

   “Beginner's Japanese”, “Introductory Japanese”

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN