# 阶梯 (jiētī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 阶梯 (jiētī) means “flight of steps; stepping stone”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: flight of steps; stepping stone
- Pinyin: jiētī (jie1 ti1)
- Traditional: 階梯
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 书籍是人类进步的阶梯。
  Shūjí shì rénlèi jìnbù de jiētī.
  Books are the stepping stones of human progress.

## Characters

- 阶 (jiē): rank or step; stairs
- 梯 (tī): ladder; stairs

https://hanziro.com/word/jie-ti-flight-steps/

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