Chinese symbol for “stage”
阶段
jiē duàn
Traditional: 階段
stage; section; phase; period
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stage is 阶段 (jiē duàn), defined as: stage; section; phase; period; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舞台 (舞臺) | wǔ tái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 地步 | dì bù | stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation |
| 前台 (前臺) | qián tái | stage; proscenium |
| 演 | yǎn | to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) |
| 戏台 (戲臺) | xì tái | stage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阶段.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阶级 (階級) | jiē jí | (social) class; 个 (gè) |
| 阶层 (階層) | jiē céng | social class |
| 无产阶级 (無產階級) | wú chǎn jiē jí | proletariat |
| 资产阶级 (資產階級) | zī chǎn jiē jí | the capitalist class; the bourgeoisie |
| 中产阶级 (中產階級) | zhōng chǎn jiē jí | middle class |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
| 片段 | piàn duàn | fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc) |
| 时段 (時段) | shí duàn | time interval; work shift |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stage”.
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