下台

xià tái

HSK 7 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to go off the stage
  2. to fall from position of prestige
  3. to step down (from office etc)
  4. to disentangle oneself
  5. to get off the hook

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In real sentences 真实例句

看来kànlai，内定nèidìng是shì逼bī他tā下台xiàtái。

It seems that the insider deal forced him to step down.

Tatoeba #3535512

人们rénmen不能bùnéng通过tōngguò选举xuǎnjǔ把bǎ独裁者dúcáizhě赶gǎn下台xiàtái，只能zhǐnéng服从fúcóng他tā。

People cannot vote a dictator out of power; they can only obey him.

Tatoeba #1584511

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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