台阶 táijiē HSK4 steps Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: way out All meanings 6 táijiē 6 steps 4bench 1way out 1 1 sentence for 台阶 (táijiē — way out) 既然他已经主动道歉了,你就顺着台阶下吧。 jìrán tā yǐjīng zhǔdòng dàoqiàn le, nǐ jiù shùnzhe táijiē xià ba. Since he has offered an apology, you should take the opportunity to let it go. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary