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Stroke order
台阶 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.
- 台 — 5 strokes
- 阶 — 6 strokes
Senses
- steps
- flight of steps
- step (over obstacle)
- fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
- bench (geology)
Related words
台阶 is pronounced táijiē and means “ขั้นตอน, บันได”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 台阶 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.