台阶

Traditional (Taiwan): 臺階

On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

táijiē ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝ

    • steps
    • flight of steps
    • step (over obstacle)
    • fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
    • bench (geology)

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

steps

Usually

Less often

flight of steps

Usually

Less often

step

fig. way out of an embarrassing situation

Words with 台阶

Ending with 台阶

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