阶

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 中国有日益壮大的中产阶层。

  Zhōng guó yǒu rì yì zhuàng dà de zhōng chǎn jiē céng

  China has a growing middle class.

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• 美国是一个自称没有社会阶层的国家。

  Měi guó shì yī gè zì chēng méi yǒu shè huì jiē céng de guó jiā

  America likes to claim that it is a "classless" society.

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• 他俩的爱情，已经上升了一个台阶。

  Tā liǎ de ài qíng yǐ jīng shàng shēng le yī gè tái jiē

  Their love has gone to the next level.

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• 今天咱们团队还有一个阶段性任务没有完成。

  Jīn tiān zán men tuán duì hái yǒu yī gè jiē duàn xìng rèn wu méi yǒu wán chéng

  There's a short-term task to be done for our team today.

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Words containing 阶

• 阶段jiē duàn 1–4 stage; section; phase; period
• 台阶tái jiē 2–1 steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
• 阶层jiē céng 1–2 social class
• 阶级jiē jí 1–2 (social) class
• 阶梯jiē tī 1–1 flight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of