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Meaning of 阶

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阶 (Trad.: 階)HSK 5
Pinyin: jiē
English Definition: rank or step; stairs
Chinese Definition:
①为了便于上下,用砖石砌成的或就山势凿成的梯形的道:阶除(台阶)。阶墀(台阶)。阶级。阶下囚。台阶。
②等级,层次:阶层。官阶。军阶。音阶。
③凭借:阶缘(凭借,依附)。
④由来:阶祸。
⑤途径:阶段。
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 阜
Pictophonetic:介 indicates the sound; 阝 (hill) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
    • 介 [ jiè ] agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor
Similar Characters: 价 阾
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Example Words
阶段HSK 5 jiē duàn stage; section; phase; period; Classifiers: 个
阶级 jiē jí (social) class; Classifiers: 个
无产阶级 wú chǎn jiē jí proletariat
资产阶级 zī chǎn jiē jí the capitalist class; the bourgeoisie
台阶HSK 5 tái jiē steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
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Example Sentences
1
上下两个阶段的工作
Work in two different stages
2
她在一个台阶上被拦下了
。
She was stopped on a step.
3
他一步一个台阶地爬上山顶
。
He climbed to the top of the mountain step by step.
4
社会阶层之间的差距越来越小
。
The gap between social classes is narrowing.
5
她在本科阶段就开始参加实习
。
She started interning during her undergraduate studies.