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阶

jiē

HSK 5 Character Traditional 階

What 阶 means

1. rank or step
2. stairs

Other readings

阶 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiēvariant of {阶|jiē}

Example sentences

• 他的军阶比我高一级。
  Tā de jūn jiē bǐ wǒ gāo yījí.
  He is immediately above me in rank.
• 空间科学还在起步阶段。
  Kōngjiān kēxué hái zài qǐbù jiēduàn.
  Space science is still in its infancy.
• 工程的第一阶段已经完成了。
  The first phase of construction has been completed.
• 中国有日益壮大的中产阶层。
  China has a growing middle class.
• 他俩的爱情，已经上升了一个台阶。
  Their love has gone to the next level.
• 美国是一个自称没有社会阶层的国家。
  Měiguó shì yī gè zìchēng méiyǒu shèhuìjiēcéng de guójiā.
  America likes to claim that it is a "classless" society.

Words starting with 阶

• 阶段jiē duànstage; section; phase
• 阶层jiē céngsocial class
• 阶级jiē jí(social) class
• 阶梯jiē tīflight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of
• 阶级斗争jiē jí dòu zhēngclass struggle
• 阶段性jiē duàn xìngspecific to a particular stage (of a project etc); interim (policy etc)…
• 阶位jiē wèiorder; rank; level
• 阶地jiē dìterrace (geography)
• 阶级成分jiē jí chéng fènsocial composition; social status…
• 阶乘jiē chéngthe factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120
• 阶梯教室jiē tī jiào shìlecture theater
• 阶梯计价jiē tī jì jiàvolumetric pricing; tiered pricing; differential pricing

Words containing 阶

• 台阶tái jiēsteps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle)
• 资产阶级zī chǎn jiē jíthe capitalist class; the bourgeoisie
• 无产阶级wú chǎn jiē jíproletariat
• 中产阶级zhōng chǎn jiē jímiddle class
• 工人阶级gōng rén jiē jíworking class
• 石阶shí jiēstone step
• 现阶段xiàn jiē duànat the present stage
• 工薪阶层gōng xīn jiē céngsalaried class
• 小资产阶级xiǎo zī chǎn jiē jípetty bourgeois
• 音阶yīn jiēmusical scale
• 中阶zhōng jiēmid-level
• 低阶dī jiēlow level
• 官阶guān jiēofficial rank
• 进阶jìn jiēadvanced
• 门阶mén jiēdoorstep; threshold
• 高阶gāo jiēhigh level
• 下台阶xià tái jiēto extricate oneself; way out
• 新阶段xīn jiē duànnew level; higher plane
• 低阶语言dī jiē yǔ yánlow-level (computer) language
• 地主阶级dì zhǔ jiē jíthe landlord class
• 找台阶儿zhǎo tái jiē rto find an excuse; to look for a pretext
• 社会阶层shè huì jiē céngsocial class
• 农民阶级nóng mín jiē jípeasant class (esp. in Marxist theory); peasantry
• 进身之阶jìn shēn zhī jiēstepping-stone to greater power or higher rank

Characters built on 介

These share the phonetic component 介 (jiè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 界jiè(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
• 芥jièmustard
• 疥jièscabies
• 蚧jièsee 蛤蚧
• 骱xièjoint of bones

Characters that look like 阶

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against
• 阻zǔto hinder; to block; to obstruct
• 陈chén(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state…
• 阵zhèndisposition of troops; wave; spate
• 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy; shady
• 陆lù(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)

Sounds the same

Read jiē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 接to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 街street
• 揭to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
• 皆all; each and every; in all cases
• 楷Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)
• 结(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. jié
• 嗟sigh; also pr. juē
• 秸grain stalks left after threshing
• 疖pimple; sore; boil
• 椄(archaic) to graft (a branch, bud etc)
• 湝flowing (of water)
• 喈harmonious (of music)