How to Say ‘Be in first grade’ in Simplified Chinese
上一年级
shàng yì nián jí
[shàng yī niánjí]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 一 (yì) changes tone because a falling-tone sound follows it. The pattern also works for other grades: 上三年级 "be in third grade".
Phrase Breakdown
上
shàng
[shàng]
to attend; to be in (a grade)
Used before a school grade or a school to mean attending it.
她上三年级。
She is in third grade.
一年级
yì nián jí
[yī niánjí]
first grade
The first year of primary school.
一年级的学生很小。
First graders are very young.
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