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(分阶段地) by stages
instalment credit
分期贷款
instalment and interest charges
分期还本付息
I read instalments of the story in the newspaper last year.
我去年在报纸上读过这故事的分期连载。
(划分时期) divide into different period
the division of history into historical periods
历史分期
periodization