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title: "Dangci Meaning: 档次 (dàngcì) Means “grade”"
description: "档次 (traditional 檔次, dàngcì) means “grade; level; class; quality (as in 上档次)”. Hear its tones, see what 档 and 次 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangci"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 档次 mean?

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档次 dàngcì

## grade; level; class; quality (as in 上档次)

## Its characters

1. 档 dàng grade
2. 次 cì classifier for times and occurrences

## In a sentence

这两家酒店根本不是一个档次的。 These two hotels are not in the same class at all.

[More about 档次](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A1%A3%E6%AC%A1)

## More words with 档 or 次

- [层次 céngcì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cengci)
- [此次 cǐcì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cici)
- [次日 cìrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciri)
- [次数 cìshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cishu)
- [搭档 dādàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadang)
- [档案 dàng’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangan)
- [高档 gāodàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodang)
- [其次 qícì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qici)
- [人次 réncì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renci)
- [首次 shǒucì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouci)

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