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阶层

jiē céng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • social class

Definition

指在社会中由于经济、政治、文化等因素而形成的不同层次的人群。

Social stratum; a level or class in society based on economic, political, or cultural factors.

Usage

常用于描述社会结构中的不同等级，如中产阶层、上层阶层，也可用于指代具有特定特征的群体。

Often used to describe different levels in social structure, such as middle class or upper class, and can also refer to groups with specific characteristics.

Examples

  • 1 现代社会阶层分化越来越明显。 (Modern society is seeing increasingly distinct social stratification.)
  • 2 他来自中产阶层家庭。 (He comes from a middle-class family.)
  • 3 教育是跨越阶层的重要途径。 (Education is an important way to cross social strata.)
  • 4 这个社区的居民大多属于高收入阶层。 (Most residents of this community belong to the high-income group.)
  • 5 不同阶层的人对这个问题看法不同。 (People from different strata have different views on this issue.)

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