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階級

简 阶级 · 繁 階級
Mandarin · pinyin jiē jí

Meanings

  1. (social) class
  2. Classifier: 個 gè
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階
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級
jí · level, rank, class; grade
阶
jiē · stairs, steps; rank, degree
级
jí · level, rank, class; grade
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1–2 · jie1 ji2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaai1 kap1

Cantonese word readings for 階級. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gaai1 kap1

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. class (social division based on socio-economic status)
  2. (literary) step (on a flight of stairs)
  3. (literary) rank of an official

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