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jiē

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Definitions

  1. 1. rank or step
  2. 2. stairs

Words Containing 阶

阶地
jiē dì

terrace (geography)

进身之阶
jìn shēn zhī jiē

stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank

资产阶级革命
zī chǎn jiē jí gé mìng

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

低阶
dī jiē

low level

低阶语言
dī jiē yǔ yán

low-level (computer) language

表意符阶段
biǎo yì fú jiē duàn

logographic stage

现阶段
xiàn jiē duàn

at the present stage

阶级
jiē jí

(social) class

下台阶
xià tái jiē

to extricate oneself

阶梯
jiē tī

flight of steps

中产阶级
zhōng chǎn jiē jí

middle class

阶乘
jiē chéng

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

高阶
gāo jiē

high level

农民阶级
nóng mín jiē jí

peasant class (esp. in Marxist theory); peasantry

拼音阶段
pīn yīn jiē duàn

alphabetic stage

小资产阶级
xiǎo zī chǎn jiē jí

petty bourgeois

阶梯教室
jiē tī jiào shì

lecture theater

高阶语言
gāo jiē yǔ yán

(computing) high-level language (Tw, HK, Macau)

土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí

lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut

二阶
èr jiē

second order

音阶
yīn jiē

musical scale

阶位
jiē wèi

order

七声音阶
qī shēng yīn jiē

heptatonic scale

台阶
tái jiē

steps

阶段性
jiē duàn xìng

specific to a particular stage (of a project etc)

连续译码阶段
lián xù yì mǎ jiē duàn

sequential decoding stage

资产阶级
zī chǎn jiē jí

the capitalist class

石阶
shí jiē

stone step

资产阶级右派
zī chǎn jiē jí yòu pài

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

官阶
guān jiē

official rank

阶级式
jiē jí shì

hierarchical

阶梯计价
jiē tī jì jià

volumetric pricing

工人阶级
gōng rén jiē jí

working class

进阶
jìn jiē

advanced

阶级斗争
jiē jí dòu zhēng

class struggle

门阶
mén jiē

doorstep

工薪阶层
gōng xīn jiē céng

salaried class

地主阶级
dì zhǔ jiē jí

land-owning classes

阶层
jiē céng

social class

加封官阶
jiā fēng guān jiē

to confer additional titles on a nobleman

无产阶级
wú chǎn jiē jí

proletariat

新阶段
xīn jiē duàn

new level; higher plane

阶段
jiē duàn

stage

社会阶层
shè huì jiē céng

social class

同步数位阶层
tóng bù shù wèi jiē céng

synchronous digital hierarchy

阶级成分
jiē jí chéng fèn

social composition

五声音阶
wǔ shēng yīn jiē

pentatonic scale

剥削阶级
bō xuē jiē jí

exploiting class (in Marxist theory)

土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū

lit. earthen steps and a small cottage