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Definition(s) for: 下不了台

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
下不了台 xià bu liǎo tái - to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully
- to be put on the spot
- to be embarrassed

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 67,696 50,998

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
下 xià- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
了 le- (completed action marker)
- (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了 liǎo- to finish
- (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4bu5liao3] "cannot forget")
- (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
- to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3])
了 liǎo- (of eyes) bright
- clear-sighted
- to understand clearly
了 liào- unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
台 tái- Taiwan (abbr.)
- surname Tai
台 tái- (classical) you (in letters)
- variant of 臺|台[tai2]
台 tái- desk; table; counter
台 tái- Taiwan (abbr.)
台 tái- platform
- stage
- terrace
- stand
- support
- station
- broadcasting station
- classifier for vehicles or machines
台 tái- typhoon

Other Words Containing 下不了台

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo