Word information
Simplified阶段
Traditional階段
Pinyinjiēduàn
Part of speech名
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.05
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 阶段
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
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Words with the same characters
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段duàn
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc; surname Duan
手段shǒuduànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability; trick; wile
台阶táijiēsteps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
地段dìduànsection; district
段落duànluòphase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage
阶层jiēcéngsocial class