台阶 (臺階)
tái jiē
Pinyin

Definition

台阶 (臺階)
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tái jiē
  1. steps
  2. flight of steps
  3. step (over obstacle)
  4. fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
  5. bench (geology)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

平台
píng tái
  1. 1 platform
  2. 2 terrace
  3. 3 flat-roofed building
台
Tái
  1. 1 Taiwan (abbr.)
台北
Tái běi
  1. 1 Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台湾
Tái wān
  1. 1 Taiwan
舞台
wǔ tái
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 arena
  3. 3 fig. in the limelight

Idioms (12)

三个女人一台戏
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
  1. 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
  2. 2 to get into confrontation

Sample Sentences

说实话，他是爱你嘛，不爱你才不会开你玩笑呢，再说了，他一大男人的，拉不下脸吧，你多少给个台阶下啊。
shuō shíhuà ，tā shì ài nǐ ma ，bù ài nǐ cái bùhuì kāi nǐ wánxiào ne ，zàishuō le ，tā yī dà nánrén de ，lā bùxià liǎn ba ，nǐ duōshao gěi gè táijiē xià ā 。
To be frank, he loves you. If he didn't love you, he wouldn't crack these jokes. What's more, he's a big fella, he's got his pride to consider. You need to give him a way out.
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心理学家有说过，拖延症是种自我保护，并不是精神疾病。现代人处在日益激烈的竞争环境中，产生很大的“评价压力”，一些人恐惧自己没能力面对，于是选择拖延，因为拖延会带给人“掌控感”，也就是说即使最后失败，也可以给自己和他人一个合理的解释，一个台阶下。
xīnlǐxuéjiā yǒu shuō guo ，tuōyánzhèng shì zhǒng zìwǒbǎohù ，bìngbùshì jīngshén jíbìng 。xiàndài rén chǔzài rìyìjīliè de jìngzhēng huánjìng zhōng ，chǎnshēng hěndà de “píngjiàyālì ”，yīxiē rén kǒngjù zìjǐ méi nénglì miànduì ，yúshì xuǎnzé tuōyán ，yīnwèi tuōyán huì dàigěi rén “zhǎngkònggǎn ”，yějiùshìshuō jíshǐ zuìhòu shībài ，yě kěyǐ gěi zìjǐ hé tārén yīgè hélǐ de jiěshì ，yīgè táijiē xià 。
A psychologist once said, procrastination is a form of self-protection and that it is not a psychological disorder. People nowadays live in an ever more competitive environment, putting a lot of pressure from criticism, some people fear that they won't be able to measure up, so they choose to procrastinate, because procrastination gives them back a sense of control, so that even if they fail in the end, they can offer up an explanation to themselves and to others, an exit strategy.
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一个一个来，别急，当心台阶，别摔了。
yī gè yī gè lái ，bié jí ，dāngxīn táijiē ，bié shuāi le 。
One by one, don't rush. Watch your step. Don't trip.
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是的，中国的物流基础设施相对西方国家来说还比较脆弱。我国的高速公路只有美国的三分之一。有些地区的公路质量很好，但有的地区公路低于标准水平。火车更多的是载人，而不是运载货物。港口也是如此，大量船舶的进出时常导致港口拥堵。好在政府也越来越重视运输基础设施的建设，也投入了大量的人力物力和财力。正在修建中的洋山深水港工程，不就是为了优化物流基础设施而建造的嘛。相信这个大航运中心建成之后，我国物流的发展也会再上一个新台阶。
shì de ，Zhōngguó de wùliú jīchǔshèshī xiāngduì xīfāng guójiā láishuō hái bǐjiào cuìruò 。wǒguó de gāosùgōnglù zhǐyǒu Měiguó de sānfēnzhīyī 。yǒuxiē dìqū de gōnglù zhìliàng hěn hǎo ，dàn yǒude dìqū gōnglù dīyú biāozhǔn shuǐpíng 。huǒchē gèng duō de shì zàirén ，ér bù shì yùnzài huòwù 。gǎngkǒu yě shì rúcǐ ，dàliàng chuánbó de jìnchū shícháng dǎozhì gǎngkǒu yōngdǔ 。hǎozài zhèngfǔ yě yuèláiyuè zhòngshì yùnshū jīchǔshèshī de jiànshè ，yě tóurù le dàliàng de rénlì wùlì hé cáilì 。zhèngzài xiūjiàn zhōng de Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng gōngchéng ，bù jiùshì wèile yōuhuà wùliú jīchǔshèshī ér jiànzào de ma 。xiāngxìn zhège dà hángyùn zhōngxīn jiànchéng zhīhòu ，wǒguó wùliú de fāzhǎn yě huì zài shàng yī ge xīn táijiē 。
Yes. Compared with Western countries, China's logistical infrastructure is pretty fragile. We only have one third as many highways as America. The quality of the highways in some areas is really good, but in some areas it's substandard. Trains carry mostly people, not goods. Harbors are the same way. The large number of boats coming and going often leads to congestion. The good news is, the government is taking the construction of transport infrastructure more and more seriously, and they've invested a lot of human, material, and financial resources. The Yangshan Deep-Water harbor currently in construction is being built to optimize the logistical infrastructure. I'm confident that once this shipping center is built, Chinese logistics will be able to go to the next level.
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