阶
级

(social) class in Chinese: 阶级 (jiē jí)

jiē jí

(social) class

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

Definitions

  1. 1(social) class

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阶
级

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ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

阶级

Simplified

階級

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 过去社会分成不同的阶级。

    guò qù shè huì fēn chéng bù tóng de jiē jí。

    In the past, society was divided into different classes.

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Related words

级

jí

level

年级

nián jí

grade

高级

gāo jí

high level

初级

chū jí

junior

阶段

jiē duàn

stage

台阶

tái jiē

steps

中级

zhōng jí

middle level (in a hierarchy)

班级

bān jí

class (group of students)

超级

chāo jí

super-

等级

děng jí

grade

上级

shàng jí

higher authorities

升级

shēng jí

to go up by one grade

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