階 (gaai1) — rank; class in Cantonese
gaaiˉ¹階简 阶
Mandarin Pinyin: jie1
Meaning of 階
nounrank; class
nounsteps; stairs
Example Sentences with 階
seˏ₅社wuiˊ²會jauˏ₅有gaaiˉ¹階kap1.級。
Society has classes.
mˎ₄唔leiˏ₅理gaaiˉ¹階kap1.級。
Don't care about class.
daaiˊ²打po˗₃破niˉ¹呢go˗₃個gaaiˉ¹階kap1.級。
Break this class barrier.
daiˉ¹低cangˎ₄層gaaiˉ¹階kap1.級。
Lower class.
soengˍ₆上lauˎ₄流gaaiˉ¹階kap1.級。
Upper class.
Words Containing 階
下台階haa6 toi4 gaai1
a step to back down from the podium
現階段jin6 gaai1 dyun6
at the present stage
進階zeon3 gaai1
advanced
台階toi4 gaai1
pedestal; bench
階段gaai1 dyun6
section; part; stage (level)
無產階級mou4 caan2 gaai1 kap1
proletariat (as opposed to the property owning class)
高階gou1 gaai1
advanced
自在階級zi6 zoi6 gaai1 kap1
class-in-itself
拼音階段ping3 jam1 gaai1 dyun6
alphabetic stage
中階zung1 gaai1
intermediate
草根階層cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4
grassroots stratum/class; disadvantaged group
稅階seoi3 gaai1
tax band
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