# 台阶 (táijiē)

In Mandarin Chinese, 台阶 (táijiē) means “step; flight of steps”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: step; flight of steps
- Pinyin: táijiē (tai2 jie1)
- Traditional: 臺階
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 下雨后台阶很湿，走路要小心。
  Xiàyǔ hòu táijiē hěn shī, zǒulù yào xiǎoxīn.
  The steps are wet after the rain, so walk carefully.

## Characters

- [台](https://hanziro.com/word/tai-platform-stage/) (tái): platform, stage; (measure word) for machines
- 阶 (jiē): rank or step; stairs

https://hanziro.com/word/tai-jie-step/

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