Nounstep; altar; bench

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 台阶.
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Character Breakdown

台阶 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 台阶 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 台阶 with other words naturally.
Measure Word + Nounwith
tái
jiē
neutral
a step
Verb + Objectwith
shàng
tái
jiē
neutral
go up the steps
Adjective + Nounwith高高
gāo
gāo
de
tái
jiē
neutral
high steps
Verb + Object + Complementwith
zhǎo
tái
jiē
xià
informalSpoken
find a way out of an awkward situation
Idiomwith下不来台
xià
lái
tái
informalSpoken
unable to back down

Example Sentences with 台阶

zhè
ge
tái
jiē
hěn
gāo
This step is very high.
qiǎo
miào
gěi
duì
fāng
tái
jiē
xià
miǎn
le
zhèng
miàn
chōng
He cleverly gave the other party a way out, avoiding direct conflict.
zhè
zuò
shǐ
jiàn
zhù
de
tái
jiē
yóu
shí
chéng
xiǎn
de
wài
zhuāng
yán
The steps of this historic building are made of marble, appearing particularly solemn.
màn
màn
zǒu
shàng
tái
jiē
He slowly walked up the steps.
wèi
shén
me
shùn
zhe
zhè
ge
tái
jiē
xià
fēi
yào
zhēng
duì
cuò
ne
Why don't you take this opportunity to back down instead of insisting on who's right or wrong?
bìng
méi
yǒu
gěi
rèn
tái
jiē
xià
ràng
gǎn
dào
shí
fēn
nán
kān
He didn't give me any way out at all, which made me feel very embarrassed.
péng
yǒu
gěi
le
tái
jiē
xià
huà
jiě
le
gān
de
miàn
His friend gave him a way out, resolving the awkward situation.
jìn
guǎn
duì
fāng
jīng
gōng
le
tái
jiē
dàn
rán
zhí
jiàn
yuàn
tuǒ
xié
Even though the other party had already offered a way out, he still stubbornly stuck to his own views and was unwilling to compromise.