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  • [céngcì]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

层次 [céngcì]
  1. 1. noun [指言语、文章]
    他说话层次清楚。
    He speaks very clearly.
    这篇报道层次混乱。
    This report has been put together very sloppily.
  2. 2. noun [指程度] level

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

层次 [céngcì]
  1. 1. arrangement of ideas (in writing or speech)
    这篇文章层次不清。
    This article lacks unity and coherence.
  2. 2. administrative levels
    为了提高工作效率,必须减少办事机构的层次,精简人员。
    To raise efficiency, we should simplify the administrative structure and reduce the staff.
  3. 3. gradation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

层次 [céngcì]
  1. 1. 同一事物因大小、高低等的不同而形成的差异
    楼房的层次不同,售价也不同
    年龄层次
    他文化层次不高
  2. 2. 指文章或讲话中内容的安排顺序
    文章中心突出,层次清楚

Examples

为了提高工作效率,必须减少办事机构的层次,精简人员。
To raise efficiency, we should simplify the administrative structure and reduce the staff.
精简机构,减少层次
simplify the administrative structure and eliminate duplication
层次
arrangement of ideas (in writing or speech)
我和他现在真是天悬地隔啊,完全不是一个层次的人。
He is so different from me now, we are not the same type of people anymore.
山区的样条层次分明 。
There are distinct gradations among different parts of the mountainous region.
这篇报道层次混乱。
This report has been put together very sloppily.
层次
level

Collocations

层次
well-organized; systematically
层次清楚
well-arranged
层次分明
coherent; well-arranged
减少层次
simplify the administrative structure
单位的层次
unit structure
层次不同
different administrative levels
层次服务
multilevel service
文化层次
cultural class
层次
high level

Word Decomposition


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