台阶(tái jiē)

HSK 52 charactersTrad. 臺階

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Example sentences

How 台阶 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 你走到地下室去时要当心台阶

    nǐ zǒu dào dì xià shì qù shí yào dāng xīn tái jiē

    Mind the steps when you go down into the cellar.

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