阶段 jiēduàn▶ etapa

Stroke order

阶段 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 阶 — 6 strokes
• 段 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. stage
2. section
3. phase
4. period

Related words

• 台阶Pasos, escalones
• 阶层estrato
• 不择手段Usar tácticas divisorias sin escrúpulos
• 段párrafo

阶段 is pronounced jiēduàn and means “etapa”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 阶段 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.