Read Edit View history 找台阶下 zhǎotáijiēxià to find a way out of an awkward situation Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 找台阶下/ 找臺階下 zhǎotáijiēxià to find a way out of an awkward situation To look for a graceful way to resolve a deadlock or end a difficult situation without losing face; literally, to find a set of stairs to go down. Edit Delete References Add reference variant 找台阶/找臺階 → 找台阶下/找臺階下 Edit Delete
找台阶下/ 找臺階下 zhǎotáijiēxià to find a way out of an awkward situation To look for a graceful way to resolve a deadlock or end a difficult situation without losing face; literally, to find a set of stairs to go down. Edit Delete