阶 jiē — steps; stairs; staircase; step; stair; flight of steps; tier; riser; step ladder
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- 阶段 stage; phase; period; step; level; phase of development; stage of process
- 阶级 class; social class; rank
- 无产阶级 the proletariat; working class
- 资产阶级 the bourgeoisie; capitalist class
- 台阶 steps; staircase; stairway; step; tread; riser; flight of steps; stair; tier; st
- 阶层 stratum; class; social class; echelon; rung; level; social stratum; class layer;
- 剥削阶级 exploiting class
- 阶梯 stairs; a ladder; a stepping stone
- 音阶 musical scale
- 中产阶级 the middle class
- 工薪阶层 the salaried class; wage earners; the working salaried stratum
- 官阶 official rank
- 下台阶 to save face; to get off the hook (colloquial)
- 阶下囚 prisoner; captive under the gaoler's steps
- 军阶 military rank; grade of rank
- 石阶 stone steps
- 进身之阶 a stepping stone to advancement
- 阶陛 the steps leading up to a palace