台阶táijiē
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Meanings
1. steps
2. flight of steps
3. step (over obstacle)
4. fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
5. bench (geology)
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Examples2
Their love has gone to the next level.
Every time I go to Paris, I visit the Sacred Heart Basilica, sit on the steps, and listen to the people below singing and playing musical instruments.