階段 jiēduàn HSK4 stage Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 阶 階 jiē noun rank (bound form) rank; level; grade; a degree or position in a hierarchy段 duàn measure word section A section, part, segment, or paragraph of something continuous such as a piece of writing, a road, or a story; also used for periods of time or stages of a process.