What does 台阶 mean?
台阶
steps; flight of steps
It can also mean
- (fig.) a way out; a face-saving exit
Its characters
- 台 platform
- 阶 steps
In a sentence
小心台阶，别摔倒了。 Watch the steps, don't fall.
我们就坐在门口的台阶上吃月饼。
From 中秋夜班 · A Mid-Autumn night at the office: mooncakes for the security guard
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