Usage note
台阶是楼梯上的一级一级的踏脚处。
Tái jiē shì lóutī shàng de yī jí yī jí de tà jiǎo chù.
Steps are the level places on stairs where you put your feet.
Context note
上下台阶时要小心，一步一步慢慢走。
Shàng xià tái jiē shí yào xiǎoxīn, yī bù yī bù màn man zǒu.
When going up or down steps, be careful and walk slowly step by step.
5 examples
门前有三级台阶。
mén qián yǒu sān jí tái jiē。
There are three steps in front of the door.
请小心台阶。
qǐng xiǎo xīn tái jiē。
Please be careful of the steps.
他跳下台阶。
tā tiào xià tái jiē。
He jumps down the steps.
台阶上有很多落叶。
tái jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō luò yè。
There are many fallen leaves on the steps.
我们坐在台阶上聊天。
wǒ men zuò zài tái jiē shàng liáo tiān。
We sit on the steps and chat.
5 mini stories
小猫在台阶上晒太阳。它很舒服。
xiǎo māo zài tái jiē shàng shài tài yáng。 tā hěn shū fú。
The kitten sunbathes on the steps. It is very comfortable.
小朋友数台阶玩。一共十级。
xiǎo péng yǒu shù tái jiē wán。 yí gòng shí jí。
The child counts the steps for fun. There are ten in total.
奶奶慢慢走下台阶。小明扶着她。
nǎi nai màn màn zǒu xià tái jiē。 xiǎo míng fú zhe tā。
Grandma slowly walks down the steps. Xiao Ming supports her.
雨后台阶很滑。大家要小心。
yǔ hòu tái jiē hěn huá。 dà jiā yào xiǎo xīn。
After rain, the steps are slippery. Everyone should be careful.
小狗在台阶上等主人。主人回来了。
xiǎo gǒu zài tái jiē shàng děng zhǔ rén。 zhǔ rén huí lái le。
The puppy waits on the steps for its owner. The owner comes back.
Mini dialogue
上台阶
A
小心台阶，别摔倒。
Xiǎoxīn táijiē, bié shuāidǎo.
Watch the steps, don't fall.
B
好的，我会慢慢走台阶。
Hǎo de, wǒ huì mànmàn zǒu táijiē.
Okay, I'll walk the steps slowly.
数台阶
A
这个台阶有多少级？
Zhège táijiē yǒu duōshao jí?
How many steps does this staircase have?
B
我们一起数一数台阶吧。
Wǒmen yīqǐ shǔ yī shǔ táijiē ba.
Let's count the steps together.
Related words and contrasts
related
楼梯
lóu tī
stairs
steps are part of stairs
similar
台阶
tái jiē
steps
same word, can mean steps
related
爬
pá
climb
you climb steps