阶段

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这项工程目前还处于初级阶段。▶ —
   This project is still at an early stage.
2. 学习外语要分几个阶段进行。▶ —
   Learning a foreign language proceeds in several stages.

Collocations

Mnemonic

阶 jiē "step" + 段 duàn "section": a stage, a phase. Note: the same characters give the Korean word for "stairs", but Chinese 阶段 is the abstract "stage/phase" (Korean uses the reversed 段階 for this). For physical stairs, Chinese uses 楼梯.

Related

Quick check

1. How does Chinese 阶段 differ from the look-alike Korean word for stairs?

   • Chinese 阶段 = abstract stage; look-alike = physical stairs (= 楼梯)
   • identical
   • 阶段 = food
   • 阶段 = a number