下台

• 병음: xià tái
• 한자 분석: 下 = down, to leave; 台 = a raised platform or stage — a position of public prominence or authority

뜻

사임하다; (권력/직위에서) 물러나다

Primarily political and theatrical in its connotations. In political contexts: forced or voluntary departure from power. In performance contexts: to exit the stage after performing. Also used figuratively: 让人下不了台 (to put someone in a position from which there is no graceful exit — to cause someone embarrassment they cannot recover from).

예문

1. 在连续数周的抗议浪潮和党内压力的双重夹击之下，这位总理宣布辞职下台，结束了长达九年的执政生涯。
2. 他因财务丑闻被迫下台，但其在任期间推行的多项制度改革却在业界留下了深远的影响。
3. 演出结束后，演员们在经久不息的掌声中下台，主办方随即宣布下周将在同一场地举办续演场次。

사용 가이드

맥락: politics, performance, business

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 丑闻曝光后，他在舆论和董事会压力下被迫下台。(After the scandal broke, he was forced to step down under pressure from public opinion and the board.)
• 在中国政治语境中，官员下台常会引发人事和政策连锁反应。(In Chinese political discourse, an official stepping down often triggers chain reactions in personnel and policy.)

피해야 할 표현

• 下台 when referring to ordinary job resignation — use 辞职 or 离职; 下台 specifically implies leaving a powerful or prominent public position, often under pressure, and carries political or dramatic connotations absent from simple employment changes

기원과 역사

下 (down, off) + 台 (stage, platform, position of public prominence — a raised surface associated with performance or authority)

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal