下台 meaning in English
to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige
Meaning of 下台
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiàtái
- 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
Stroke order for each character
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
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- 2
- 3
台 tái · you · 5 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Related words
Words that share a character with 下台.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
Questions about 下台
What does 下台 mean?
下台 (xiàtái) means "to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige".
How do you write 下台?
下台 is made of 2 characters: 下 (3 strokes), 台 (5 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 下台 an HSK word?
Yes. 下台 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 下台 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 下台 is written 下臺.