找台階兒

找台阶儿
zhǎotáijiēr
  1. to find an excuse
  2. to look for a pretext

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 找 zhǎo
  1. to try to find
  2. to look for
  3. to call on sb
  4. to find
  5. to seek
  6. to return
  7. to give change
=2 台 tái
  1. (classical) you (in letters)
  2. variant of 臺 tái
=2 台 tái desk; table; counter
=2 台 tái
  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. terrace
  4. stand
  5. support
  6. station
  7. broadcasting station
  8. classifier for vehicles or machines
=2 台 tái typhoon
3 階 jiē
  1. rank or step
  2. stairs
4 兒 r
  1. non-syllabic diminutive suffix
  2. retroflex final

Related entries

借故 jiègù to find an excuse
找借口 zhǎojièkǒu to look for a pretext
找轍 zhǎozhé to look for a pretext