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阶级

阶级 (jiē jí): Class / Social class (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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阶级 consists of 2 characters.

steps, stairs, rank, or level

level, grade, rank, step, degree

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Pinyinjiē jí

MeaningClass / Social class

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word阶级

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3.

How to Use 阶级 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

jiē阶

jí级

neutral

a social class

Adjective + Nounwith工人

gōng工

rén人

jiē阶

jí级

Verb + Objectwith划分

huà划

fēn分

jiē阶

jí级

Noun + Nounwith矛盾

jiē阶

jí级

máo矛

dùn盾

4.

Example Sentences with 阶级

shè社

huì会

zhōng中

yǒu有

bù不

tóng同

de的

neutral

working class

formal

classify social classes

formal

class contradiction

jiē

阶

jí级

。

There are different classes in society.

tā他

tōng通

guò过

nǔ努

lì力

fèn奋

dòu斗

，

chéng成

gōng功

kuà跨

yuè越

le了

yuán原

yǒu有

de的

shè社

huì会

jiē阶

jí级

。

Through hard work and struggle, he successfully transcended his original social class.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

zài在

dāng当

dài代

shè社

huì会

，

jiē阶

jí级

chā差

yì异

hái还

míng明

xiǎn显

ma吗

？

Do you think class differences are still obvious in contemporary society?

zài在

gǔ古

dài代

，

nóng农

mín民

shǔ属

yú于

jiào较

dī低

de的

jiē阶

jí级

。

In ancient times, farmers belonged to a lower class.

zhè这

cì次

jìn晋

shēng升

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

gǎi改

biàn变

tā他

de的

jīng经

jì济

jiē阶

jí级

，

dàn但

tí提

shēng升

le了

shè社

huì会

dì地

wèi位

。

This promotion did not change his economic class, but it improved his social status.

zài在

tǎo讨

lùn论

shè社

huì会

jié结

gòu构

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

kǎo考

lǜ虑

jiē阶

jí级

liú流

dòng动

xìng性

hé和

gù固

huà化

wèn问

tí题

。

When discussing social structure, we must consider issues of class mobility and solidification.

suí随

zhe着

jīng经

jì济

fā发

zhǎn展

，

zhōng中

chǎn产

jiē阶

jí级

de的

rén人

shù数

zhú逐

jiàn渐

zēng增

jiā加

。

With economic development, the number of middle-class people is gradually increasing.

wǒ我

men们

lái来

zì自

bù不

tóng同

de的

jiē阶

jí级

，

dàn但

zhè这

bù不

yǐng影

xiǎng响

wǒ我

men们

chéng成

wéi为

hǎo好

péng朋

yǒu友

。

We come from different classes, but this does not prevent us from becoming good friends.