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阶段

jiē duàn · jie duan

Traditional 階段

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. stage
  2. section
  3. phase
  4. period
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In a conversation

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A new learning stage

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)学(xué)中文(zhōngwén)到了(dàole)新(xīn)的(de)阶段(jiēduàn)。

    My Chinese learning has reached a new stage.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)阶段(jiēduàn)？

    What stage?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)到了(dàole)做梦(zuòmèng)都(dōu)说(shuō)中文(zhōngwén)的(de)阶段(jiēduàn)。

    I am now at the stage where I speak Chinese even in my dreams.

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)厉害(lìhai)！你(nǐ)梦(mèng)里(lǐ)说(shuō)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Impressive! What did you say in the dream?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)，请(qǐng)再(zài)说(shuō)一遍(yībiàn)。

    I said, please say it once more.

  6. Liangliang

    看来(kànlai)你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài)听力(tīnglì)阶段(jiēduàn)。

    It seems you are still in the listening stage.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)项(xiàng)目(mù)目(mù)前(qián)还(hái)处(chǔ)于(yú)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)阶(jiē)段(duàn)。

This project is currently still in the preparation stage.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)成(chéng)长(zhǎng)分(fēn)为(wéi)几(jǐ)个(gè)不(bù)同(tóng)的(de)阶(jiē)段(duàn)。

A child's growth is divided into several different stages.

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