下不了台 xiàbuliǎotái to be put on the spot Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 下不了台 下不了臺 xià//buliǎo//tái to be put on the spot To be in an embarrassing position where one cannot back down with grace or resolve a situation; to be unable to extricate oneself from a predicament. Frequency Written text 0.289 per million Cross-References Same as 下不来台 xiàbuláitái Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
下不了台 下不了臺 xià//buliǎo//tái to be put on the spot To be in an embarrassing position where one cannot back down with grace or resolve a situation; to be unable to extricate oneself from a predicament. Frequency Written text 0.289 per million Cross-References Same as 下不来台 xiàbuláitái Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
