台阶 in English tai2 jie1 Meaning

Meanings

  • steps
  • flight of steps
  • step (over obstacle)
  • metaphorically way out of an embarrassing situation
  • bench (geology)

Simplified Characters

台 阶

Traditional Characters

臺 階

Pinyin

tai2 jie1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

台tai2Taiwan (abbr.) 阶jie1variant of 階|阶[jie1]