阶
梯

Flight of steps in Chinese: 阶梯 (jiē tī)

jiē tī

flight of steps

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

Definitions

  1. 1flight of steps
  2. 2(fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of

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阶
梯

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ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄊㄧ

tī

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

阶梯

Simplified

階梯

Traditional

Example sentences

See 阶梯 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 知识是通往成功的阶梯。

    zhī shi shì tōng wǎng chéng gōng de jiē tī。

    Knowledge is the stepping stone to success.

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Related words

电梯

diàn tī

elevator

阶段

jiē duàn

stage

台阶

tái jiē

steps

楼梯

lóu tī

stair

滑梯

huá tī

(children's) sliding board

阶层

jiē céng

social class

阶级

jiē jí

(social) class

梯子

tī zi

ladder

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