下
台

To go off the stage in Chinese: 下台 (xià tái)

xià tái

to go off the stage

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 下臺1 example sentence

Definitions

  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

Stroke order

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下
台

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄞˊ

tái

ㄊ/ tㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

下台

Simplified

下臺

Traditional

Example sentences

See 下台 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 那位官员因为丑闻被迫下台。

    nà wèi guān yuán yīn wèi chǒu wén bèi pò xià tái。

    That official was forced to step down because of a scandal.

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Related words

下

xià

down

台

tái

(classical) you (in letters)

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

电台

diàn tái

transmitter-receiver

柜台

guì tái

sales counter

台阶

tái jiē

steps

下载

xià zǎi

to download

阳台

yáng tái

balcony

楼下

lóu xià

downstairs

下班

xià bān

to finish work

下边

xià bian

under

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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