阶段

階段

jiēduàn

noun HSK 4 #2,825

Meanings

我们的项目已经进入了最后阶段。

Wǒmen de xiàngmù yǐjīng jìnrù le zuìhòu jiēduàn.

Our project has already entered the final stage.

学习一门语言分为几个阶段。

Xuéxí yī mén yǔyán fēnwéi jǐ gè jiēduàn.

Learning a language is divided into several stages.

这是人生的一个重要阶段。

Zhè shì rénshēng de yīgè zhòngyào jiēduàn.

This is an important phase of life.

usage

阶段 emphasizes a defined period within a larger process. Compare with 时期 (shíqī), which is more about a general time period.

grammar

Common patterns: 初级阶段 (initial stage), 现阶段 (current stage), 分为...阶段 (divided into ... stages).

阶 jiē

段 duàn