steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
trad. 臺階
Also written 臺階【tái jiē】
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阶jiē
variant of 階|阶[jie1]
高阶gāo jiē
high level
中阶zhōng jiē
mid-level
二阶èr jiē
second order; quadratic (math.)
低阶dī jiē
low level
官阶guān jiē
official rank
石阶shí jiē
stone step
进阶jìn jiē
advanced
门阶mén jiē
doorstep; threshold
音阶yīn jiē
musical scale
下台阶xià tái jiē
to extricate oneself; way out
七声音阶qī shēng yīn jiē
heptatonic scale
五声音阶wǔ shēng yīn jiē
pentatonic scale
加封官阶jiā fēng guān jiē
to confer additional titles on a nobleman
进身之阶jìn shēn zhī jiē
stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank