初阶 chūjiē primary stage Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chūjiē primary stage 初 chū locativenoun beginning (bound form) the early part of a time period; at the start of a year, month, or season阶 階 jiē noun rank (bound form) rank; level; grade; a degree or position in a hierarchychūjiē rudimentary knowledge 初 chū nounadjective elementary (bound form) elementary; basic; the lowest level in a hierarchy of grades阶 階 jiē noun rank (bound form) rank; level; grade; a degree or position in a hierarchychūjiē initial entry 初 chū adjective first first in order; primary; the first of a series阶 階 jiē noun rank (bound form) rank; level; grade; a degree or position in a hierarchy