等 děng to wait for / to await / by the time / when / till / and so on / etc. / et al. / (bound form) class / rank / grade / (bound form) equal to / same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) syn 职业 職業 zhí yè occupation / profession / vocation / professional syn 流 liú to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade syn 专业 專業 zhuān yè specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional syn 年级 年級 nián jí grade / year (in school, college etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 得分 dé fēn to score a point (in a competition, test etc) / score / rating / grade 品 pǐn (bound form) article / commodity / product / goods / (bound form) grade / rank / kind / type / variety / character / disposition / nature / temperament / to taste sth / to sample / to criticize / to comment / to judge / to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute) syn 级别 級別 jí bié (military) rank / level / grade 升级 升級 shēng jí to go up by one grade / to be promoted / to escalate (in intensity) / (computing) to upgrade syn 业务 業務 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 分数 分數 fēn shù (exam) grade / mark / score / fraction syn 等级 等級 děng jí grade / rank / status syn 二级 二級 èr jí grade 2 / second class / category B 品位 pǐn wèi rank / grade / quality / (aesthetic) taste syn 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 班级 班級 bān jí class (group of students) / grade (in school) 好手 hǎo shǒu expert / professional syn 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 档次 檔次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level syn 打分 dǎ fēn to grade / to give a mark 执业 執業 zhí yè to work in a profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer) / practitioner / professional syn 一等 yī děng first class / grade A syn 三级 三級 sān jí grade 3 / third class / category C 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade syn 内行 內行 nèi háng expert / adept / experienced / an expert / a professional syn 分级 分級 fēn jí to rank / to grade / to classify / rank / grade / classification syn 特级 特級 tè jí special grade / top quality syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 转会 轉會 zhuǎn huì to transfer to another club (professional sports) syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 班次 bān cì grade / class number (in school) / flight or run number / flight or run (seen as an item) / shift (work period) 出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success 梯队 梯隊 tī duì echelon (military) / (of an organisation) group of persons of one level or grade syn 大专 大專 dà zhuān three-year college / junior college / professional training college 升学 升學 shēng xué to enter the next grade school 专科学校 專科學校 zhuān kē xué xiào specialized school / college for professional training / polytechnic syn 甲等 jiǎ děng grade A / first-class syn 特等 tè děng special grade / top quality syn 越级 越級 yuè jí to skip a grade / to bypass ranks / to go over the head of one's boss 标号 標號 biāo hào grade syn 四级 四級 sì jí grade 4 / fourth class / category D 窑子 窯子 yáo zi (old) low-grade brothel syn 职称 職稱 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title syn 高职 高職 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school 大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade syn 事业心 事業心 shì yè xīn devotion to one's work / professional ambition 职级 職級 zhí jí (job) position / level / grade / rank 阅卷 閱卷 yuè juàn to grade exam papers 土鳖 土鱉 tǔ biē ground beetle / (coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1], has never studied overseas / (dialect) country bumpkin 小三 xiǎo sān mistress / the other woman (coll.) / grade 3 in elementary school 三甲 sān jiǎ 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3]) 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 升上 shēng shàng (of an employee) to be promoted to (a higher rank) / (of a student) to enter (a higher grade at school) 韩寒 韓寒 hán hán Han Han (1982-), PRC blogger, singer and professional rally driver 业务素质 業務素質 yè wù sù zhì professional quality (in ideological education) 考级 考級 kǎo jí to take a test to establish one's level of proficiency / placement test / (music) grade exam 考分 kǎo fēn grade / exam mark 甲级战犯 甲級戰犯 jiǎ jí zhàn fàn a grade A war criminal 花名 huā míng name of a person on the household register (old) / name on a roster / professional name of a prostitute / pseudonym / nickname 高职院校 高職院校 gāo zhí yuàn xiào professional school / higher vocational school 加索尔 加索爾 jiā suǒ ěr Gasol (name) / Pau Gasol (1980-), former Spanish professional basketball player (NBA) / Marc Gasol (1985-), Spanish professional basketball player 富矿 富礦 fù kuàng high-grade ore 班 bān team / class / grade / (military) squad / work shift / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles syn 判 pàn (bound form) to differentiate / to distinguish / (bound form) clearly (different) / to judge / to decide / to grade / (of a judge) to sentence syn 档 檔 dàng (bound form) shelves (for files) / pigeonholes / (bound form) files / crosspiece (of a table etc) / (bound form) (of goods) grade / vendor's open-air stall / (Tw) timeslot for a show or program / classifier for shows / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3] syn 曹 cáo class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old) syn 咖 kā coffee / class / grade 事业有成 事業有成 shì yè yǒu chéng to be successful in business / professional success syn 赌棍 賭棍 dǔ gùn hardened gambler / professional gambler syn 雅皮士 yǎ pí shì yuppie (loanword) / young urban professional, 1980s slang 复读生 復讀生 fù dú shēng student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school 超等 chāo děng superior grade syn 鹇 鷴 xián silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 从业者 從業者 cóng yè zhě people in the (aforementioned) industry / practitioner / industry professional 鷴 xián silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 八级工 八級工 bā jí gōng grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale) / top-grade worker 本国征聘项目专业人员 běn guó zhēng pìn xiàng mù zhuān yè rén yuán nationally recruited project professional personnel / National Professional Project Personnel 本国专业项目人员 běn guó zhuān yè xiàng mù rén yuán nationally recruited project professional personnel / National Professional Project Personnel 丙等 bǐng děng third rank / third category / third grade / grade C Ａ咖 A kā class "A" / top grade / class "A" / top grade 矿石品位 kuàng shí pǐn wèi ore grade / grade of ore 励害 勵害 lì hài professional; 聂卫平 聶衛平 niè wèi píng Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player 不落痕迹 不落痕跡 bù luò hén jì to leave no trace / seamless / professional 坐台小姐 zuò tái xiǎo jiě bar girl / professional escort 懂门儿 懂門兒 dǒng mén r one who knows his business / professional / expert / au fait 戴秉国 戴秉國 dài bǐng guó Dai Bingguo (1941-), a Chinese politician and professional diplomat 业务过失 業務過失 yè wù guò shī professional negligence 职业倦怠症 職業倦怠症 zhí yè juàn dài zhèng professional boredom syndrome 职业运动员 職業運動員 zhí yè yùn dòng yuán professional (athlete) / pro 职业高尔夫球协会 職業高爾夫球協會 zhí yè gāo ěr fū qiú xié huì Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) 专业人士 專業人士 zhuān yè rén shì a professional 本国专业干事 national professional officer 专业及以上职类 專業及以上職類 zhuān yè jí yǐ shàng zhí lèi Professional and higher categories 专业做法股 專業做法股 zhuān yè zuò fǎ gǔ Professional Practices Section 专业发展观察委员会 Committee on Observation for Professional Development 