Chinese word

阶段

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē duàn

Meaning

  • nounstage

Example

项目已经进入下一个阶段。xiàng mù yǐ jīng jìn rù xià yí gè jiē duàn

The project has already entered the next stage.

Illustration for 阶段 (stage)

More examples

在产品测试的阶段，要重点关注稳定性和性能。zài chán pǐn cè shì de jiē duàn yào zhòng diǎn guān zhù wěn dìng xìng hé xìng néng

At the product testing stage, focus on stability and performance.

Core concept

One part of a developing sequence, between one boundary and the next.

Common phrases

  • 进入下一个阶段jìn rù xià yí gè jiē duàn

    enter the next stage

  • 初期阶段chū qī jiē duàn

    early stage

  • 发展阶段fā zhǎn jiē duàn

    development stage

Similar words

步骤bù zhòu: One part of a task or procedure that is completed in a set order.
过程guò chéng: The full flow of something as it develops from beginning to end.
时期shí qī: A span of time during which an event or state continues.
环节huán jié: One connected part that helps make up a larger process or activity.

Definition in Chinese

指过程或发展中的可区分的时期或层次，通常可划分为若干有先后关系的阶段，每一阶段可能有不同任务或目标。zhǐ guò chéng huò fā zhǎn zhōng de kě qū fēn de shí qī huò céng cì tōng cháng kě huà fēn wèi ruò gān yǒu xiān hòu guān xì de jiē duàn měi yì jiē duàn kě néng yǒu bù tóng rèn wù huò mù biāo

Word origin

The compound 阶段 (jiēduàn, "stage") joins the ideas of a step and a section, so a longer process becomes a set of distinguishable steps.

Usage tips

  • Plans and projects often mark these sections with ordinal numbers placed before the noun, which makes their order clear in schedules and discussions.

Other meanings

  • periodnoun

Opposites

  • 连续性lián xù xìngcontinuitynoun

Related words

  • 阶段性jiē duàn xìngstaged naturenoun
  • 阶段化jiē duàn huàdivide into stagesverb

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