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下台
xià tái
Meaning
- to step down (from office etc)
- to fall from position of prestige
- to go off the stage
Definition
从舞台或讲台下来；比喻卸任或离职。
To step down from a stage or platform; figuratively, to leave office or resign.
Usage
可用于字面义（如演员表演结束后下台）或比喻义（如政府官员因丑闻下台）。常用于政治或表演场景。
Can be used literally (e.g., an actor leaving the stage after a performance) or figuratively (e.g., a government official stepping down due to scandal). Commonly used in political or performance contexts.
Examples
- 1 演员表演结束后，向大家鞠躬然后下台。 (After the performance, the actor bowed to the audience and stepped down from the stage.)
- 2 由于丑闻曝光，该部长被迫下台。 (Due to the scandal exposure, the minister was forced to step down.)
- 3 总统在选举失败后宣布下台。 (The president announced his resignation after losing the election.)
- 4 主持人在节目结束时微笑着下台。 (The host smiled and stepped off the stage at the end of the show.)
- 5 政府因经济政策失误而引发民众抗议，最终下台。 (The government stepped down after public protests over its economic policy mistakes.)
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