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Meaning of 阶

Pinyin jiē

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

rank or step / stairs

Usage

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阶 jiē 名 1. 为了便于上下，用砖石砌成的或就山势凿成的梯形的道：steps (such as steps made of brick or stone for easier ascent and descent) - 例：台阶，阶下囚 (example: steps, prisoners at the foot of the stairs). 2. 等级，层次：rank, level - 例：官阶，军阶 (example: official rank, military rank). 3. 凭借：depend on - 例：阶缘 (example: dependence, attachment). 4. 由来：way - 例：阶祸 (example: cause of disaster). 5. 途径：way, path - 例：阶段 (example: stage). 【本义】：台阶 (original meaning: steps) 【造字法】：形声。从阜( fù)，表示与地形地势的高低上下有关，皆声 (character formation: it is a phonetic compound; "阜" indicates a relation to elevation and terrain). 同本义 (same as the original meaning): steps. 引： 1. 《说文》：阶，陛也。字亦作堦。 2. 《尚书·大传》：御史奏鸡鸣于阶下。 3. 何晏《景福殿赋》：浮堦乘虚。 4. 《荀子·乐论》：三揖至于阶。 5. 唐·刘禹锡《陋室铭》：苔痕上阶绿。 6. 明·归有光《项脊轩志》：庭阶寂寂。 7. 明·宗臣《报刘一丈书》：匍匐阶下。例：又如:阶廊 (also known as steps and corridors); 阶檐 (steps and eaves); 阶陛 (steps of a palace); 阶除 (steps); 阶墀 (steps of a palace). 2. 梯子 (stairs) 引： 1. 《孟子》：捐阶。注:“梯也。” 2. 《楚辞·九章·惜诵》：欲释阶而登天兮。例：又如:阶梯 (also known as ladder). 3. 官阶，官方的衔头 (official rank) 引： 1. 《汉书·匡衡传》：但以无阶朝廷。 2. 《新唐书·百官志》：文阶二十八阶，武阶二十一阶。例：又如:阶衔 (official title); 阶次 (ranking of positions); 阶品 (ranking of officials); 阶封 (official ranks and titles). 4. 缘由，途径 (way) 引： 1. 《国语·周语中》：夫婚姻，祸福之阶也。例：又如:阶祸 (cause of misfortune). 5. 凭借 (depend on) 引： 1. 《汉书·异姓诸侯王表》：汉亡尺土之阶…五载而成帝业。例：又如:阶缘 (dependence, attachment).

台阶 tái jiē

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

阶下囚 jiē xià qiú

prisoner / captive

阶层 jiē céng

hierarchy / stratum / social class

剥削阶级 bō xuē jiē jí

exploiting class (in Marxist theory)

初级阶段 chū jí jiē duàn

initial stage / primary stage

阶梯 jiē tī

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

阶段 jiē duàn

stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4]

阶梯式 jiē tī shì

amphitheatre / multistep

阶梯形 jiē tī xíng

stepped appearance

现阶段 xiàn jiē duàn

at the present stage

阶段性 jiē duàn xìng

in stages / step by step

资产阶级 zī chǎn jiē jí

the capitalist class / the bourgeoisie

无产阶级 wú chǎn jiē jí

proletariat

阶级斗争 jiē jí dòu zhēng

the class struggle

阶级 jiē jí

(social) class / CL:個|个[ge4]

工人阶级 gōng rén jiē jí

working class

统治阶级 tǒng zhì jiē jí

ruling class

工薪阶层 gōng xīn jiē céng

salaried class

中产阶级 zhōng chǎn jiē jí

middle class

音阶 yīn jiē

musical scale

地主阶级 dì zhǔ jiē jí

land-owning classes

官阶 guān jiē

official rank

阶级性 jiē jí xìng

class nature / class character

二阶 èr jiē

second order / quadratic (math.)