台阶 (臺階) táijiē

1. táijiē noun steps; stairs
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '臺階'; Guoyu '臺階' 3)
2. táijiē noun home
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '臺階' 2)
3. táijiē noun a way out of a difficult situation
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '臺階'; Guoyu '臺階' 4)

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