created sense approved 下台阶/下臺階 · xiàtáijiē · to extricate oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
下台阶 / 下臺階
xiàtáijiē
to extricate oneself
To get out of an embarrassing or difficult situation; to find a way to save face.
下, 台阶
下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 台阶 (literal) → 台阶/臺階 · táijiē · way out
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 下台阶/下臺階 · xiàtáijiē · a way out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
下台阶 / 下臺階
xiàtáijiē
a way out
A method or opportunity to get out of a predicament or to save face.
下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 台阶 (literal) → 台阶/臺階 · táijiē · way out
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition