[jiē duàn]
stage; phase; period; gradation; bench
by stages; in stages
分階段
phased troop withdrawal
分階段撤軍
transitional stage
過渡階段
historical period
歷史階段
the junior [middle; senior] stage
初 [中; 高]級階段
It is still in an embryonic stage.
它還處于萌芽階段。
The proposal has not yet passed the discussion stage.
這個提案還沒有通過討論階段。