下台
xiàtái
to step down; to leave office
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Example phrases
- 选举失败后，内阁成员陆续下台，政局进入调整期。 Xuǎnjǔ shībài hòu, nèigé chéngyuán lùxù xiàtái, zhèngjú jìnrù tiáozhěng qī. After the election defeat, cabinet members stepped down one after another, and the political situation entered a period of adjustment.
- 经理因项目失败而主动下台，公司很快选出了新人。 Jīnglǐ yīn xiàngmù shībài ér zhǔdòng xiàtái, gōngsī hěn kuài xuǎnchū le xīnrén. The manager stepped down of his own accord after the project failed, and the company soon chose a successor.
- 演出结束后，演员向观众鞠躬下台。 Yǎnchū jiéshù hòu, yǎnyuán xiàng guānzhòng jūgōng xiàtái. After the performance ended, the actor bowed to the audience and left the stage.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down