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): ㄔㄨㄐㄧˊ
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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄐㄧˊ
  - 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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    初級 / 初级
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    出擊 / 出击
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^ˊ gib^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ gib⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴ kip̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-khip
  - Hakka Romanization System: cu^ˊ kib^ˋ
  - 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

(attributive) primary; elementary; junior
初級職稱／初级职称 ― chūjí zhíchēng ― junior position
(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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kʲɨː]

Noun

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

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”

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
初	級

Noun

初級

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

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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