"臺階" meaning in Chinese

See 臺階 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɔːi̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tai²⁴⁻²² kai³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tai¹³⁻²² kai⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /tai²⁴⁻²² kai⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/, /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ⁵⁵/, /tʰɔːi̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵/, /tai²⁴⁻²² kai³³/, /tai¹³⁻²² kai⁴⁴/, /tai²⁴⁻²² kai⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: táijiē [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝ [Mandarin, bopomofo], toi⁴ gaai¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tâi-kai, táijiē [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], táijie [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻai²-chieh¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tái-jyē [Mandarin, Yale], tairjie [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тайцзе [Mandarin, Palladius], tajcze [Mandarin, Palladius], táijiēr [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝㄦ [Mandarin, bopomofo], táijier [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻai²-chieh¹-ʼrh [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tái-jyēr [Mandarin, Yale], tairjie'l [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тайцзер [Mandarin, Palladius], tajczer [Mandarin, Palladius], tòih gāai [Cantonese, Yale], toi⁴ gaai¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], toi⁴ gai¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tâi-kai [Hokkien, POJ], tâi-kai [Hokkien, Tai-lo], dai'kay [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 台阶, 台階
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 臺階
  1. step (on a flight of stairs) (Classifier: 級/级 m; 階/阶 m) Synonyms (step): 圪臺臺 [Jin], 圪台台 [Jin], 石檐, 圪踏子, 崎仔 [Min, Northern], (jīn) [Hokkien], 砛仔, 砛棧, 砛栈, 砛坎仔
    Sense id: en-臺階-zh-noun-G2BdfiCj Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 級/级, Chinese nouns classified by 階/阶, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 34 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of 'step': 100 0 0
  2. (figurative) level (Classifier: 個/个) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-臺階-zh-noun-80hCAphO Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 個/个, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 34 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 39 32
  3. (figurative) way out of an awkward situation (Classifier: 個/个 m; 級/级 m) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-臺階-zh-noun-m0rTyPtt Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 個/个, Chinese nouns classified by 級/级, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 34 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 39 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 下臺階 (xià táijiē), 下台阶 (xià táijiē), 找臺階, 找台阶, 找臺階下, 找台阶下 Related terms: 樓梯 (lóutī), 楼梯 (lóutī)
Synonyms: Beijing, 臺階兒, Jinan, Chengdu, 坎坎, 梯坎兒, Wuhan, 礓踏, Yangzhou, 坡臺子, 廊簷臺子 with a roof, Hefei, 踏步子, 廊簷踏子 with a roof, Guangzhou, 步級, 石級, Hong Kong, Yangjiang, 階基, Nanchang, 坡子, Meixian, , Taiyuan, 圪臺臺, 圪臺, Jian'ou, 崎仔, Fuzhou, 階座, Xiamen, Xiamen [Tong'an], 崎仔棧, Chaozhou, 路頭坎, 踏步層, Suzhou, 階沿, Wenzhou, 踏步級, 踏步, Changsha, 隥子, Shuangfeng, 坦子
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  "derived": [
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      "roman": "xià táijiē",
      "word": "下臺階"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "xià táijiē",
      "word": "下台阶"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "找臺階"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "找台阶"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "找臺階下"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "找台阶下"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "台阶",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "台階",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "臺階",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lóutī",
      "word": "樓梯"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lóutī",
      "word": "楼梯"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese nouns classified by 級/级",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "28 37 35",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "_dis": "26 34 40",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Mind your step.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Dāngxīn táijiē.",
          "text": "當心臺階。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Mind your step.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Dāngxīn táijiē.",
          "text": "当心台阶。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The girl sat on the steps, crying, and shouted, \"Where is my dad?\"",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nǚhái zuò zài táijiē shàng dàkū dàhǎn: “Wǒ bàba zài nǎr?”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "女孩坐在臺階上大哭大喊:「我爸爸在哪兒?」",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The girl sat on the steps, crying, and shouted, \"Where is my dad?\"",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nǚhái zuò zài táijiē shàng dàkū dàhǎn: “Wǒ bàba zài nǎr?”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "女孩坐在台阶上大哭大喊:「我爸爸在哪儿?」",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "step (on a flight of stairs) (Classifier: 級/级 m; 階/阶 m)"
      ],
      "id": "en-臺階-zh-noun-G2BdfiCj",
      "links": [
        [
          "step",
          "step"
        ],
        [
          "級",
          "級#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "级",
          "级#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "階",
          "階#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "阶",
          "阶#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "tags": [
            "Jin"
          ],
          "word": "圪臺臺"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "tags": [
            "Jin"
          ],
          "word": "圪台台"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "word": "石檐"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "word": "圪踏子"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "tags": [
            "Min",
            "Northern"
          ],
          "word": "崎仔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "roman": "jīn",
          "sense": "step",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "砛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "word": "砛仔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "word": "砛棧"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "word": "砛栈"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "step",
          "word": "砛坎仔"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese nouns classified by 個/个",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 37 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 34 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 39 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I hope your Chinese tutoring service will take my proficiency to the next level.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Wǒ xīwàng nǐ de zhōngwén fǔdǎo fúwù néng bǎ wǒ de shuǐpíng tígāo dào yīge xīn de táijiē.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "我希望你的中文輔導服務能把我的水平提高到一個新的臺階。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I hope your Chinese tutoring service will take my proficiency to the next level.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Wǒ xīwàng nǐ de zhōngwén fǔdǎo fúwù néng bǎ wǒ de shuǐpíng tígāo dào yīge xīn de táijiē.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "我希望你的中文辅导服务能把我的水平提高到一个新的台阶。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "level (Classifier: 個/个)"
      ],
      "id": "en-臺階-zh-noun-80hCAphO",
      "links": [
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ],
        [
          "個",
          "個#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "个",
          "个#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) level (Classifier: 個/个)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese nouns classified by 個/个",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese nouns classified by 級/级",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 37 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 34 40",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "29 39 32",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Give her a way out of the awkward situation so as to avoid her being shamed into anger.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Gěi tā ge táijiē xià, miǎnde tā nǎoxiūchéngnù sǐbù rènzhàng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "給她個臺階下,免得她惱羞成怒死不認賬。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Give her a way out of the awkward situation so as to avoid her being shamed into anger.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Gěi tā ge táijiē xià, miǎnde tā nǎoxiūchéngnù sǐbù rènzhàng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "给她个台阶下,免得她恼羞成怒死不认账。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "way out of an awkward situation (Classifier: 個/个 m; 級/级 m)"
      ],
      "id": "en-臺階-zh-noun-m0rTyPtt",
      "links": [
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ],
        [
          "awkward",
          "awkward"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ],
        [
          "個",
          "個#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "个",
          "个#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "級",
          "級#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "级",
          "级#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) way out of an awkward situation (Classifier: 個/个 m; 級/级 m)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijiē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "toi⁴ gaai¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tâi-kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijiē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻai²-chieh¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tái-jyē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tairjie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тайцзе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tajcze"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijiēr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝㄦ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijier"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻai²-chieh¹-ʼrh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tái-jyēr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tairjie'l"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тайцзер"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tajczer"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tòih gāai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "toi⁴ gaai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "toi⁴ gai¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tâi-kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tâi-kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dai'kay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²⁴⁻²² kai³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai¹³⁻²² kai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²⁴⁻²² kai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²⁴⁻²² kai³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai¹³⁻²² kai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²⁴⁻²² kai⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Beijing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "臺階兒"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Jinan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Chengdu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "坎坎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "梯坎兒"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wuhan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "礓踏"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Yangzhou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "坡臺子"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "廊簷臺子 with a roof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Hefei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "踏步子"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "廊簷踏子 with a roof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Guangzhou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "步級"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "石級"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Hong Kong"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Yangjiang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "階基"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nanchang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "坡子"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Meixian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "斷"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Taiyuan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "圪臺臺"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "圪臺"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Jian'ou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "崎仔"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fuzhou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "階座"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Tong'an"
      ],
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "崎仔棧"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Chaozhou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "路頭坎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "踏步層"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Suzhou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "階沿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wenzhou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "踏步級"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "踏步"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Changsha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "隥子"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Shuangfeng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "坦子"
    }
  ],
  "word": "臺階"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 臺",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 階",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "xià táijiē",
      "word": "下臺階"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xià táijiē",
      "word": "下台阶"
    },
    {
      "word": "找臺階"
    },
    {
      "word": "找台阶"
    },
    {
      "word": "找臺階下"
    },
    {
      "word": "找台阶下"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "台阶",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "台階",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "臺階",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "lóutī",
      "word": "樓梯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lóutī",
      "word": "楼梯"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese nouns classified by 級/级",
        "Chinese nouns classified by 階/阶",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Mind your step.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Dāngxīn táijiē.",
          "text": "當心臺階。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Mind your step.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Dāngxīn táijiē.",
          "text": "当心台阶。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The girl sat on the steps, crying, and shouted, \"Where is my dad?\"",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nǚhái zuò zài táijiē shàng dàkū dàhǎn: “Wǒ bàba zài nǎr?”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "女孩坐在臺階上大哭大喊:「我爸爸在哪兒?」",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The girl sat on the steps, crying, and shouted, \"Where is my dad?\"",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nǚhái zuò zài táijiē shàng dàkū dàhǎn: “Wǒ bàba zài nǎr?”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "女孩坐在台阶上大哭大喊:「我爸爸在哪儿?」",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "step (on a flight of stairs) (Classifier: 級/级 m; 階/阶 m)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "step",
          "step"
        ],
        [
          "級",
          "級#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "级",
          "级#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "階",
          "階#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "阶",
          "阶#Chinese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese nouns classified by 個/个",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I hope your Chinese tutoring service will take my proficiency to the next level.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Wǒ xīwàng nǐ de zhōngwén fǔdǎo fúwù néng bǎ wǒ de shuǐpíng tígāo dào yīge xīn de táijiē.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "我希望你的中文輔導服務能把我的水平提高到一個新的臺階。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I hope your Chinese tutoring service will take my proficiency to the next level.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Wǒ xīwàng nǐ de zhōngwén fǔdǎo fúwù néng bǎ wǒ de shuǐpíng tígāo dào yīge xīn de táijiē.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "我希望你的中文辅导服务能把我的水平提高到一个新的台阶。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "level (Classifier: 個/个)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ],
        [
          "個",
          "個#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "个",
          "个#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) level (Classifier: 個/个)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese nouns classified by 個/个",
        "Chinese nouns classified by 級/级",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Give her a way out of the awkward situation so as to avoid her being shamed into anger.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Gěi tā ge táijiē xià, miǎnde tā nǎoxiūchéngnù sǐbù rènzhàng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "給她個臺階下,免得她惱羞成怒死不認賬。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Give her a way out of the awkward situation so as to avoid her being shamed into anger.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Gěi tā ge táijiē xià, miǎnde tā nǎoxiūchéngnù sǐbù rènzhàng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "给她个台阶下,免得她恼羞成怒死不认账。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "way out of an awkward situation (Classifier: 個/个 m; 級/级 m)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ],
        [
          "awkward",
          "awkward"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ],
        [
          "個",
          "個#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "个",
          "个#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "級",
          "級#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "级",
          "级#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) way out of an awkward situation (Classifier: 個/个 m; 級/级 m)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijiē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "toi⁴ gaai¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tâi-kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijiē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻai²-chieh¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tái-jyē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tairjie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тайцзе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tajcze"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijiēr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝㄦ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táijier"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻai²-chieh¹-ʼrh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tái-jyēr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tairjie'l"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тайцзер"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tajczer"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tòih gāai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "toi⁴ gaai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "toi⁴ gai¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tâi-kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tâi-kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dai'kay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²⁴⁻²² kai³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai¹³⁻²² kai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²⁴⁻²² kai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²⁴⁻²² kai³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai¹³⁻²² kai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²⁴⁻²² kai⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "tags": [
        "Jin"
      ],
      "word": "圪臺臺"
    },
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "tags": [
        "Jin"
      ],
      "word": "圪台台"
    },
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "word": "石檐"
    },
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "word": "圪踏子"
    },
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "崎仔"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīn",
      "sense": "step",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "砛"
    },
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "word": "砛仔"
    },
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "word": "砛棧"
    },
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "word": "砛栈"
    },
    {
      "sense": "step",
      "word": "砛坎仔"
    },
    {
      "word": "Beijing"
    },
    {
      "word": "臺階兒"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jinan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chengdu"
    },
    {
      "word": "坎坎"
    },
    {
      "word": "梯坎兒"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wuhan"
    },
    {
      "word": "礓踏"
    },
    {
      "word": "Yangzhou"
    },
    {
      "word": "坡臺子"
    },
    {
      "word": "廊簷臺子 with a roof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hefei"
    },
    {
      "word": "踏步子"
    },
    {
      "word": "廊簷踏子 with a roof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Guangzhou"
    },
    {
      "word": "步級"
    },
    {
      "word": "石級"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hong Kong"
    },
    {
      "word": "Yangjiang"
    },
    {
      "word": "階基"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nanchang"
    },
    {
      "word": "坡子"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meixian"
    },
    {
      "word": "斷"
    },
    {
      "word": "Taiyuan"
    },
    {
      "word": "圪臺臺"
    },
    {
      "word": "圪臺"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jian'ou"
    },
    {
      "word": "崎仔"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fuzhou"
    },
    {
      "word": "階座"
    },
    {
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tong'an"
      ],
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "word": "崎仔棧"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chaozhou"
    },
    {
      "word": "路頭坎"
    },
    {
      "word": "踏步層"
    },
    {
      "word": "Suzhou"
    },
    {
      "word": "階沿"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wenzhou"
    },
    {
      "word": "踏步級"
    },
    {
      "word": "踏步"
    },
    {
      "word": "Changsha"
    },
    {
      "word": "隥子"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shuangfeng"
    },
    {
      "word": "坦子"
    }
  ],
  "word": "臺階"
}

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