Read Edit View history 下台 xiàtái HSK7 extricate Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 下台 (下臺) xiàtái extricate verb to get out of a difficult, awkward, or embarrassing situation 你这样公开指责他，让他很难下台。 nǐ zhèyàng gōngkāi zhǐzé tā, ràng tā hěn nán xiàtái. Criticizing him publicly like that made it very difficult for him to save face. leave stage verb to walk off the stage after a performance or presentation 演员们在雷鸣般的掌声中走下台。 yǎnyuán men zài léimíng bān de zhǎngshēng zhōng zǒu xiàtái. The actors walked off the stage to thunderous applause. step down verb to resign or be removed from a position of power, office, or prestige 由于内阁丑闻，首相被迫下台。 yóuyú nèigé chǒuwén, shǒuxiàng bèipò xiàtái. The Prime Minister was forced to resign due to a cabinet scandal. Frequency Movie subtitles 3.34 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 6.21 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
下台 (下臺) xiàtái extricate verb to get out of a difficult, awkward, or embarrassing situation 你这样公开指责他，让他很难下台。 nǐ zhèyàng gōngkāi zhǐzé tā, ràng tā hěn nán xiàtái. Criticizing him publicly like that made it very difficult for him to save face. leave stage verb to walk off the stage after a performance or presentation 演员们在雷鸣般的掌声中走下台。 yǎnyuán men zài léimíng bān de zhǎngshēng zhōng zǒu xiàtái. The actors walked off the stage to thunderous applause. step down verb to resign or be removed from a position of power, office, or prestige 由于内阁丑闻，首相被迫下台。 yóuyú nèigé chǒuwén, shǒuxiàng bèipò xiàtái. The Prime Minister was forced to resign due to a cabinet scandal. Frequency Movie subtitles 3.34 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 6.21 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)