找台阶儿

Traditional: 找台階兒

zhǎo tái jiē r

Dictionary entry

to find an excuse

What does 找台阶儿 mean?

找台阶儿 (zhǎo tái jiē r) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to find an excuse

2to look for a pretext

Character breakdown

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找zhǎoto try to find · to look for 台TáiTaiwan (abbr.) · surname Tai 阶jiēvariant of 階|阶[jie1]儿érchild · son

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找台阶儿

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