| 高级HSK 5 | gāo jí | high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking | |
| 上级HSK 6 | shàng jí | higher authorities; superiors; Classifiers: 个 | |
| 阶级 | jiē jí | (social) class; Classifiers: 个 | |
| 无产阶级 | wú chǎn jiē jí | proletariat | |
| 资产阶级 | zī chǎn jiē jí | the capitalist class; the bourgeoisie |
| 1 | Her grades are super excellent. | |
| 2 | He is ranked in the top three of the class. | |
| 3 | You can apply to superiors. | |
| 4 | I finally upgraded my phone. | |
| 5 | The plan has been approved by superiors. |