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台阶

tái jiē

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 臺階

What 台阶 means

1. steps
2. flight of steps
3. step (over obstacle)
4. fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
5. bench (geology)

The characters in 台阶

• 台tái(classical) you (in letters); variant of 台
• 阶jiērank or step; stairs

Example sentences

• 他俩的爱情，已经上升了一个台阶。
  Their love has gone to the next level.
• 我每次去巴黎，都会去圣心大教堂，坐在台阶上，听下面的人唱歌、弹琴。
  Wǒ měicì qù Bālí, dōu huì qù shèngxīn dàjiàotáng, zuò zài táijiē shàng, tīng xiàmiàn de rén chànggē, tánqín.
  Every time I go to Paris, I visit the Sacred Heart Basilica, sit on the steps, and listen to the people below singing and playing musical instruments.

Words containing 台阶

• 下台阶xià tái jiēto extricate oneself; way out
• 找台阶儿zhǎo tái jiē rto find an excuse; to look for a pretext