地主阶级

land-owning classes

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

landlord / landowner / host

owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)

variant of 階|阶[jie1]

rank or step / stairs

(social) class / CL:個|个[ge4]

level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level