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阶梯

阶梯 (jiē tī): Staircase / Steps (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

阶梯 consists of 2 characters.

steps, stairs, rank, or level

ladder; stairs; steps

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Word Info

Pinyinjiē tī

MeaningStaircase / Steps

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word阶梯

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How to Use 阶梯 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 阶梯 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith级

yī一

jí级

jiē阶

tī梯

neutral

one step (of a ladder)

Adjective + Nounwith教室

jiē阶

tī梯

jiào教

shì室

Noun + Noun

rén人

shēng生

jiē阶

tī梯

neutral

ladder of life

Verb + Objectwith攀登

pān攀

dēng登

jiē阶

tī梯

4.

Example Sentences with 阶梯

zhè这

ge个

lóu楼

tī梯

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

neutral

lecture hall

shè社

huì会

jiē阶

tī梯

formalWritten

social ladder

formal

climb the ladder

jiē

阶

tī梯

。

This staircase has many steps.

pān攀

dēng登

zhī知

shi识

de的

jiē阶

tī梯

xū需

yào要

chí持

zhī之

yǐ以

héng恒

de的

nǔ努

lì力

hé和

tàn探

suǒ索

jīng精

shén神

。

Climbing the staircase of knowledge requires persistent effort and a spirit of exploration.

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

dǒu陡

qiào峭

de的

shí石

tou头

jiē阶

tī梯

ān安

quán全

ma吗

，

wǒ我

men们

hái还

yào要

jì继

xù续

wǎng往

shàng上

zǒu走

？

Do you think this steep stone staircase is safe? Should we continue going up?

xué学

xí习

shì是

yí一

gè个

zhú逐

bù步

shàng上

shēng升

de的

jiē阶

tī梯

，

xū需

yào要

měi每

tiān天

jiān坚

chí持

。

Learning is a step-by-step ladder that requires daily persistence.

zhè这

zuò座

lǎo老

fáng房

zi子

de的

mù木

zhì质

jiē阶

tī梯

yǐ已

jīng经

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

，

wán完

quán全

bù不

néng能

chéng承

zhòng重

le了

。

The wooden steps of this old house have rotted and can no longer bear any weight at all.

tā他

yán沿

zhe着

luó螺

xuán旋

zhuàng状

de的

jiē阶

tī梯

huǎn缓

huǎn缓

xià下

xíng行

，

xīn心

zhōng中

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

fù复

zá杂

de的

sī思

xù绪

。

He slowly descended along the spiral staircase, his heart filled with complex thoughts.

gōng公

sī司

wèi为

yuán员

gōng工

shè设

jì计

le了

qīng清

xī晰

de的

zhí职

yè业

fā发

zhǎn展

jiē阶

tī梯

，

bāng帮

zhù助

tā他

men们

guī规

huà划

wèi未

lái来

。

The company has designed a clear career ladder for employees to help them plan their future.

měi每

cì次

zǒu走

guò过

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

nà那

shú熟

xī悉

de的

jiē阶

tī梯

，

wǒ我

dōu都

huì会

xiǎng想

qǐ起

dà大

xué学

shí时

guāng光

。

Every time I walk up the familiar steps of the library, I am reminded of my university days.

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