下台 Traditional form: 下臺 Pinyin (reading): xiàtái Definitions: to go off the stage to fall from position of prestige to step down (from office etc) to disentangle oneself to get off the hook Characters: 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next 台 - platform; unit; term of address Traditional characters: 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next 臺 - platform; unit; term of address