Usage note
阶段表示过程中的一个时期。
jiē duàn biǎo shì guò chéng zhōng de yí gè shí qī。
阶段 means a stage or phase in a process.
Context note
阶段常用于学习、发展和过程。
jiē duàn cháng yòng yú xué xí 、 fā zhǎn hé guò chéng。
It is often used with study, development, and process.
5 examples
这是第一阶段。
zhè shì dì yī jiē duàn。
This is the first stage.
学习分几个阶段。
xué xí fēn jǐ gè jiē duàn。
Learning is divided into several stages.
他现在处于重要阶段。
tā xiàn zài chǔ yú zhòng yào jiē duàn。
He is now at an important stage.
这个阶段很关键。
zhè ge jiē duàn hěn guān jiàn。
This stage is crucial.
每个阶段都要认真。
měi gè jiē duàn dōu yào rèn zhēn。
Every stage must be taken seriously.
5 mini stories
老师说，学习有不同阶段。
lǎo shī shuō， xué xí yǒu bù tóng jiē duàn。
The teacher said learning has different stages.
他们完成了第一个阶段。
tā men wán chéng le dì yī gè jiē duàn。
They completed the first stage.
这个阶段需要更多练习。
zhè ge jiē duàn xū yào gèng duō liàn xí。
This stage requires more practice.
孩子成长有很多阶段。
hái zi chéng zhǎng yǒu hěn duō jiē duàn。
Children's growth has many stages.
通过每个阶段，能力会变强。
tōng guò měi gè jiē duàn， néng lì huì biàn qiáng。
Through each stage, ability becomes stronger.
Mini dialogue
学习计划
A
你现在的学习到了哪个阶段？
Nǐ xiànzài de xuéxí dào le nǎge jiēduàn?
What stage is your study at now?
B
我正在复习阶段，准备考试。
Wǒ zhèngzài fùxí jiēduàn, zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.
I am in the review stage, preparing for the exam.
植物生长
A
这棵小苗现在长得怎么样了？
Zhè kē xiǎo miáo xiànzài zhǎng de zěnme yàng le?
How is this little seedling growing now?
B
它已经进入了开花阶段。
Tā yǐjīng jìnrù le kāihuā jiēduàn.
It has already entered the flowering stage.
Related words and contrasts
similar
步骤
bùzhòu
step
步骤 is a step in a process, while 阶段 is a broader stage.
similar
时期
shíqī
period
时期 refers to a period of time, similar to a stage in life or history.
contrast
开始
kāishǐ
beginning
开始 is the start, while 阶段 can be any stage, including the beginning.
contrast
结束
jiéshù
end
结束 is the end, opposite to an early stage.