xià tái

Traditional: 下臺

HSK 7–9

下台 (xià tái) is a Chinese word meaning “to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to go off the stage
  2. 2to fall from position of prestige
  3. 3to step down (from office etc)
  4. 4to disentangle oneself
  5. 5to get off the hook

Characters in 下台

下xià · down台tāi · used in place names

Related words

下down一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)下来to come down下去to go down留下to leave behind下面below下面to boil noodles台used in place names台(classical) you (in letters)台desk; table; counter台platform台typhoon

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