jiē​tī HSK7

stepping stone

阶梯 (階梯) jiē​tī
stepping stone noun
a figurative ladder or means used to reach a goal or achieve progress

Books are the ladder of human progress.

steps noun
a series of steps for going up or down; a flight of stairs

He climbed the steep stairs to the top of the tower.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.67 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
3.16 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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