階 (gaai1 | jie1) : steps; rank

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階

gaai1

jie1

[1] steps; stairs
[2] rank; class

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

階 / 阶

This word has been viewed 6615 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Dec 2010 14:05

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台階 toi4 gaai1 tai2 jie1 = steps; a flight of steps

資產階級 zi1 caan2 gaai1 kap1 zi1 chan3 jie1 ji2 = the owner class; the capitalists; the bourgeoisie

階段 gaai1 dyun6 jie1 duan4 = section; part; stage (level)

階層 gaai1 cang4 jie1 ceng2 = hierarchy; social class

階級 gaai1 kap1 jie1 ji2 = social class

無產階級 mou4 caan2 gaai1 kap1 wu2 chan3 jie1 ji2 = proletariat (as opposed to the property owning class)

臺階 toi4 gaai1 tai2 jie1 = steps; a flight of steps

統治階級 tung2 zi6 gaai1 kap1 tong3 zhi4 jie1 ji2 = the ruling class

工人階級 gung1 jan4 gaai1 kap1 gong1 ren2 jie1 ji2 = the working class

現階段 jin6 gaai1 dyun6 xian4 jie1 duan4 = at the present stage

草根階層 cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4 cao3 gen1 jie1 ceng2 = grassroots stratum

夾心階層 gaap3 sam1 gaai1 cang4 = sandwich class

低階 dai1 gaai1 di1 jie1 = low level

拼音階段 ping1*3 jam1 gaai1 dyun6 pin1 yin1 jie1 duan4 = alphabetic stage

進階 zeon3 gaai1 jin4 jie1 = advanced

高階 gou1 gaai1 gao1 jie1 = advanced

初階 co1 gaai1 = introductory

中階 zung1 gaai1 zhong1 jie1 = intermediate

階級式 gaai1 kap1 sik1 jie1 ji2 shi4 = hierarchical

階級鬥爭 gaai1 kap1 dau3 zang1 jie1 ji2 dou4 zheng1 = the class struggle

二階 ji6 gaai1 er4 jie1 = [math] second order; quadratic

中產階級 zung1 caan2 gaai1 kap1 zhong1 chan3 jie1 ji2 = middle class; middle bourgeoisie

自在階級 zi6 zoi6 gaai1 kap1 zi4 zai4 jie1 ji2 = [philosophy] class-in-itself

階級觀念 gaai1 kap1 gun1 nim6 = class concept; concept of class; social stratification

音階 jam1 gaai1 yin1 jie1 = scale (music)

進階者 zeon3 gaai1 ze2 jin4 jie1 zhe3 = advanced learner

廚房階磚，鹹濕 ceoi4 fong4*2 gaai1 zyun1, haam4 sap1 chu2 fang2 jie1 zhuan1, xian2 shi1 = lascivious; licentious; lustful 粵

階磚 gaai1 zyun1 = [粵] diamonds (suit in cards); floor tiles

低階語言 dai1 gaai1 jyu5 jin4 di1 jie1 yu3 yan2 = low level (computer) language

前詞彙階段 cin4 ci4 wui6 gaai1 dyun6 qian2 ci2 hui4 jie1 duan4 = pre-lexical stage

正字法階段 zing3 zi6 faat3 gaai1 dyun6 zheng4 zi4 fa3 jie1 duan4 = orthographic stage

高階語言 gou1 gaai1 jyu5 jin4 gao1 jie1 yu3 yan2 = high level language

夾心階層住屋計劃 gaap3 sam1 gaai1 cang4 zyu6 uk1 gai3 waak6 = Sandwich Class Housing Scheme

五聲音階 ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1 wu3 sheng1 yin1 jie1 = pentatonic scale

下台階 haa6 toi4 gaai1 xia4 tai2 jie1 = an excuse to extricate oneself

世襲階級 sai3 zaap6 gaai1 kap1 shi4 xi2 jie1 ji2 = caste

稅階 seoi3 gaai1 shui4 jie1 = tax band

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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