- 大音阶 dàyīnjiē major scalea seven-note musical scale consisting of five whole steps and two half steps, specifically where the half steps occur between the third and fourth notes and the seventh and eighth notes
- 全音阶 quányīnjiē diatonic scale, gamuta musical scale consisting of seven notes with five whole steps and two half steps
- 七声音阶 qīshēngyīnjiē heptatonic scalea musical scale with seven notes per octave; heptatonic scale
- 小音阶 xiǎoyīnjiē minor scalea musical scale with a smaller third interval between the first and third notes; commonly contrasted with [[大音阶|大音階|da4 yin1 jie1]]
- 半音阶 bànyīnjiē chromatic scaleA musical scale consisting entirely of twelve semitones within an octave
- 五声音阶 wǔshēngyīnjiē pentatonic scalea musical scale with five notes per octave
