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台阶

tái jiē · tai jie

Traditional 臺階

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. steps
  2. flight of steps
  3. step (over obstacle)
  4. fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
  5. bench (geology)
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Careful, the steps

  1. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)台阶(táijiē)！

    Careful, the steps!

  2. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)，没看到(méikàndào)。这里(zhèlǐ)一共(yīgòng)有(yǒu)几个(jǐge)台阶(táijiē)？

    Thanks, I didn't see them. How many steps are there?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)数数(shǔshu)就(jiù)知道(zhīdào)了(le)。

    Count them and you'll know.

  4. Liangliang

    一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)……哎哟(āiyō)！第四个(dìsìgè)台阶(táijiē)！

    One, two, three... ouch! The fourth step!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)俩(liǎ)的(de)爱(ài)情(qíng)，已(yǐ)经(jīng)上(shàng)升(shēng)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)台(tái)阶(jiē)。

Their love has gone to the next level.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)坐(zuò)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)的(de)台(tái)阶(jiē)上(shàng)等(děng)我(wǒ)。

He sat on the steps by the door waiting for me.

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