阶 - jiē - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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11 strokes
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階 (阶)

jiē

Definition

rank
stairs
step

Character Decomposition

Related words (47)

階乘

jiē chéng

the factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120

terrace (geography)

hierarchy; stratum; social class

階梯

jiē tī

flight of steps; (fig.) a means of advancement; stepping stone

階段

jiē duàn

stage; section; phase; period

(social) class

in stages; step by step

hierarchical

lecture theater

volumetric pricing; tiered pricing; differential pricing

階級成分

jiē jí chéng fèn

social composition; social status (in Marxist theory, esp. using during cultural revolution)

the class struggle

second order; quadratic (math.)

low level

steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); (fig.) way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)

official rank

stone step

advanced

doorstep; threshold

musical scale

high level

to extricate oneself; way out

新階段

xīn jiē duàn

new level; higher plane

at the present stage

heptatonic scale

middle class

pentatonic scale

low level (computer) language

農民階級

nóng mín jiē jí

peasant class (esp. in Marxist theory); peasantry

剝削階級

bō xuē jiē jí

exploiting class (in Marxist theory)

加封官階

jiā fēng guān jiē

to confer additional titles on a nobleman

land-owning classes

working class

salaried class

to find an excuse; to look for a pretext

alphabetic stage

proletariat

social hierarchy; stratum in society; social status

資產階級

zī chǎn jiē jí

(the) capitalist class; (the) bourgeoisie

進身之階

jìn shēn zhī jiē

stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank

high level language

petty bourgeois

logographic stage

tóng bù shù wèi jiē céng

synchronous digital hierarchy; SDH

資產階級右派

zī chǎn jiē jí yòu pài

bourgeois rightist faction (esp. during anti-rightist movement of 1957-58)

資產階級革命

zī chǎn jiē jí gé mìng

bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution)

連續譯碼階段

lián xù yì mǎ jiē duàn

sequential decoding stage

Idioms (2)

土階茅屋

tǔ jiē máo wū

(lit.) earthen steps and a small cottage; frugal living conditions (idiom)

土階茅茨

tǔ jiē máo cí

(lit.) earthen steps and a thatched hut; frugal living conditions (idiom)

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