阶
层

Social class in Chinese: 阶层 (jiē céng)

jiē céng

social class

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 階層1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1social class

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阶
层

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ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄘㄥˊ

céng

ㄘ/ cㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

阶层

Simplified

階層

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这本书讲的是不同社会阶层的生活。

    zhè běn shū jiǎng de shì bù tóng shè huì jiē céng de shēng huó。

    This book is about the lives of different social classes.

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Related words

层

céng

to pile on top of one another

阶段

jiē duàn

stage

台阶

tái jiē

steps

层次

céng cì

layer

层面

céng miàn

aspect

高层

gāo céng

high-rise

底层

dǐ céng

ground or first floor

基层

jī céng

basic level

阶级

jiē jí

(social) class

阶梯

jiē tī

flight of steps

层出不穷

céng chū bù qióng

more and more emerge

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