水平 shuǐpíng — level, standard, proficiency

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level, standard, proficiency

HSK 3· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 2· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardnounMeasure word 个

Meanings

level, standard, proficiency
How good someone is at something. Unlike 成绩, a 水平 is judged 高 or 低: 他的汉语水平很高.
noun

他的汉语水平很高。他的漢語水平很高。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) shuǐpíng (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) gāo. (first tone, high and level)···
His level of Chinese is very high.
多练习就能提高水平。多練習就能提高水平。Duō (first tone, high and level) liànxí (fourth tone, falling) jiù (fourth tone, falling) néng (second tone, rising) tígāo (second tone, rising) shuǐpíng. (third tone, dipping)···
Practising more will raise your level.

Not quite他的汉语水平很好。
Correct他的汉语水平很高。
水平 is measured up and down: 高 or 低. It is 成绩 that is judged 好 or 差 — the two words take opposite adjectives.

In HSK 3
HSK 1–6 (classic)
Source: Chinese Testing International
Level membership is transcribed from the published standard and is awaiting editorial verification against the primary source.
In Level 2
2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
Source: Ministry of Education of the PRC
Level membership is transcribed from the published standard and is awaiting editorial verification against the primary source.

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Frequency: #900

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