超级
chāojíTraditional: 超級
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Translation
super, super-, extremely
Word origin
A compound of 超 (chāo, to exceed, to surpass) and 级 (jí, level, grade), meaning above the usual level, and used as a loan-style equivalent of the English prefix super.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 超 (chāo, to exceed) + 级 (jí, level)
Stroke order
超
级
Examples
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The cakes at this shop are super tasty.
迷。
He is a huge football fan.
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We went to the supermarket to buy things.
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The weather is extremely hot today.
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This film is a major blockbuster.
超级 (chāojí) means super or extremely, used both as a prefix (超级市场, supermarket) and colloquially to intensify, much like super in English. It joins the words for to exceed and level.
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