台阶

táijiē

steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle)

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 臺階

Watch it being written

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台
阶

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

台
阶
  • 阶段jiēduànstageB5
  • 阶层jiēcéngsocial classB7
  • 阶级jiējí(social) classB7
  • 阶梯jiētīflight of stepsB7

See it in sentences

小心台阶。

Mind the steps.

门前有台阶。

There are steps in front of the door.