# 阶级 (jiējí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 阶级 (jiējí) means “social class; stratum”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: social class; stratum
- Pinyin: jiējí (jie1 ji2)
- Traditional: 階級
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 不同的社会阶级有不同的需求。
  Bùtóng de shèhuì jiējí yǒu bùtóng de xūqiú.
  Different social classes have different needs.

## Characters

- 阶 (jiē): rank or step; stairs
- [级](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-level/) (jí): level; grade

https://hanziro.com/word/jie-ji-social-class/

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