Word: 年级 (niánjí) Traditional: 年級 年级 dictionary entry niánjí grade; year (in school, college etc) Full dictionary entry for 年级 Example sentences using 年级 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他比我高一个年级。 Tā bǐ wǒ gāo yí gè niánjí. He is one year ahead of me in school. 我妹妹今年上三年级。 Wǒ mèimei jīnnián shàng sān niánjí. My younger sister is in third grade this year.