Meaning of 阶层
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jiēcéng
- social class
阶层 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
中国有日益壮大的中产阶层。
China has a growing middle class.
美国是一个自称没有社会阶层的国家。
America likes to claim that it is a "classless" society.
Stroke order for each character
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阶 jiē · stairs · 6 strokes
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层 céng · to pile on top of one another · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 阶层.
| 阶段 | jiēduàn | stage; section |
| 台阶 | táijiē | steps; flight of steps |
| 层次 | céngcì | layer; level |
| 高层 | gāocéng | high-rise; high level; high class |
| 层面 | céngmiàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) |
| 阶级 | jiējí | (social) class |
| 底层 | dǐcéng | ground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc) |
| 阶梯 | jiētī | flight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of |
| 基层 | jīcéng | basic level; grassroots unit |
| 层出不穷 | céngchū-bùqióng | more and more emerge; innumerable succession |
| 一层 | yīcéng | one layer; one level |
| 大气层 | dàqìcéng | (meteorology) the atmosphere; atmospheric layer |
Questions about 阶层
What does 阶层 mean?
阶层 (jiēcéng) means "social class" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 阶层?
阶层 is made of 2 characters: 阶 (6 strokes), 层 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 阶层 an HSK word?
Yes. 阶层 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 阶层 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 阶层 is written 階層.