下台 / 下臺
xià tái
Meaning
- to go off the stage
- to fall from position of prestige
- to step down (from office and so on)
- to disentangle oneself
- to get off the hook
Example sentences
看来，内定是逼他下台。
看來，內定是逼他下臺。
kàn lái， nèi dìng shì bī tā xià tái。
It seems the pre-arranged decision was intended to force him to step down.