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台阶
tái jiē
step, stairs
HSK 5Legendary
What does 台阶 mean?
台阶 (pinyin: tái jiē) means step, stairs. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 台阶
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 台
The characters of 台阶
| 台 | Tái | counter, machine (classifier for machines) (HSK 4) |
| 阶 | jiē | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 柜台 | guì tái | counter |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow |
| 耽误 | dān wu | delay; hold up |
| 目录 | mù lù | catalogue, table of contents |
| 挣钱 | zhèng qián | to earn money |
| 疲劳 | pí láo | fatigue, tiredness |
| 痒 | yǎng | itchy |
| 赞美 | zàn měi | to praise, to compliment |
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