Examples
wǒ我bì xū必须shuō说,nǐ你de的xiě zuò写作dá dào达到le了fēi cháng非常hǎo好de的shuǐ zhǔn水准。
我必须说,你的写作达到了非常好的水准。
I must say that your writing is at a pretty good level!
东京是世界上消费水准最高的城市。
Tokyo is the most expensive town in the world.
根据国土安全部的规定，目前的安全水准是橙色等级。
The security level, as established by the Department of Homeland Security, is orange.