阶级

階級
jiējí
noun HSK 7 #12,299

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 class (social)
  2. 2 rank

Examples

Jiējí dòuzhēng shì lìshǐ fāzhǎn de dònglì.
Class struggle is the driving force of historical development.
Gōngrén jiējí zài gémìng zhōng fāhuī le zhòngyào zuòyòng.
The working class played an important role in the revolution.

Tips

history
阶级 is a key term in Marxist theory and was heavily used during China's revolutionary period. Common collocations: 阶级斗争 (class struggle), 阶级矛盾 (class contradictions).

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