下台阶

Traditional: 下臺階

xià tái jiē

Dictionary entry

to extricate oneself

What does 下台阶 mean?

下台阶 (xià tái jiē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to extricate oneself

2way out

Character breakdown

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下xiàdown · downwards 台TáiTaiwan (abbr.) · surname Tai 阶jiēvariant of 階|阶[jie1]

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下台阶

xià tái jiē

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