Word Detail

下台

xià tái

to go off the stage, to fall from position of prestige, to step down (from office etc), to disentangle oneself, to get off the hook

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

被迫下台。

Bèipò xiàtái.

Forced to step down.

给个台阶下台。

Gěi gè táijiē xiàtái.

Give a way out (save face).