"Stratum" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 阶层 | jiē céng | hierarchy / stratum / social class |  |
| 层 |  céng | to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers |  |
| 地层 | dì céng | stratum (geology) | |
| 层子 | céng zi | stratum | |
| 角质层 | jiǎo zhì céng | stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin) | |
| 社会阶层 | shè huì jiē céng | social hierarchy / stratum in society / social status | |
| 贱民 | jiàn mín | social stratum below the level of ordinary people / untouchable / dalit (India caste) | |
| 岩石层 | yán shí céng | rock stratum | |
| 矿层 | kuàng céng | ore stratum / vein of ore | |
| 级距 | jí jù | range of values / category defined by a range of values (tier, bracket, stratum etc) | |
| 下层林木 | understorey / lower stratum | |
