台面

檯面

táimiàn

noun #17,449

Meanings

1 tabletop; countertop
2 public view; plain sight
3 stake (in gambling)

Characters

table; platform; stage

Examples

HSK 1

这件事上不了台面。

Zhè jiàn shì shàng bù liǎo táimiàn.

This matter can't be brought into the open.

HSK 3

把东西放在台面上。

Bǎ dōngxi fàng zài táimiàn shàng.

Put the things on the countertop.

Tips

usage

上不了台面 is a common idiom meaning 'not presentable' or 'too shabby or embarrassing to show in public.' The figurative sense is very common.

Stroke Order

台 tái

面 miàn