Read Edit View history 台阶 táijiē HSK4 steps Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 台阶 (臺階) táijiē steps noun a series of steps or a flight of stairs, often at the entrance of a building 他坐在大门前的台阶上休息。 tā zuò zài dàmén qián de táijiē shàng xiūxi. He is resting on the steps in front of the main entrance. bench noun a step-like landform or level terrace in geology, excavation, or mining 这个露天矿场的台阶设计非常科学。 zhè gè lùtiān kuàngchǎng de táijiē shèjì fēicháng kēxué. The bench design of this open-pit mine is very well-engineered. way out noun a figurative opportunity to extricate oneself from an embarrassing or awkward situation 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. Frequency Movie subtitles 7.66 per million appears in 3% of films Written text 10.4 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
台阶 (臺階) táijiē steps noun a series of steps or a flight of stairs, often at the entrance of a building 他坐在大门前的台阶上休息。 tā zuò zài dàmén qián de táijiē shàng xiūxi. He is resting on the steps in front of the main entrance. bench noun a step-like landform or level terrace in geology, excavation, or mining 这个露天矿场的台阶设计非常科学。 zhè gè lùtiān kuàngchǎng de táijiē shèjì fēicháng kēxué. The bench design of this open-pit mine is very well-engineered. way out noun a figurative opportunity to extricate oneself from an embarrassing or awkward situation 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. Frequency Movie subtitles 7.66 per million appears in 3% of films Written text 10.4 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)