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Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.

ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	台	臺	tái	Tai2	platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines; desk; table; counter; typhoon; Taiwan (abbr.); (classical) you (in letters); variant of 台 ; Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai
2	台上	臺上	tái shàng	tai2 shang4	on stage
3	台风	颱風	tái fēng	tai2 feng1	stage presence, poise; hurricane; typhoon
4	台下		tái xià	tai2 xia4	off the stage; in the audience
5	台阶	臺階	tái jiē	tai2 jie1	steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
6	台词	臺詞	tái cí	tai2 ci2	an actor's lines; script; an actor's lines; dialogue; Taiwanese word
7	台北	臺北	tái běi	Tai2 bei3	Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan; Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
8	台安		tái ān	Tai2 an1	Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山 , Liaoning
9	台安县	檯安縣	tái ān xiàn	Tai2 an1 xian4	Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山 , Liaoning
10	台巴子		tái bā zi	Tai2 ba1 zi5	Taiwanese yokel (derog.)
11	台磅		tái bàng	tai2 bang4	platform balance
12	台胞	臺胞	tái bāo	Tai2 bao1	Taiwan compatriot
13	台胞证	台胞證	tái bāo zhèng	Tai2 bao1 zheng4	Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents; Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit; abbr. for 台湾居民来往大陆通行证
14	台北捷运	台北捷運	tái běi jié yùn	Tai2 bei3 jie2 yun4	Taipei Metro
15	台北金马影展	台北金馬影展	tái běi jīn mǎ yǐng zhǎn	Tai2 bei3 Jin1 ma3 Ying3 zhan3	Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
16	台北市	臺北市	tái běi shì	Tai2 bei3 shi4	Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan; Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
17	台北县	臺北縣	tái běi xiàn	Tai2 bei3 xian4	Taibei or Taipei county in north Taiwan; Taipei county in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市 )
18	台币	台幣	tái bì	Tai2 bi4	New Taiwan dollar
19	台伯河		tái bó hé	Tai2 bo2 He2	Tiber (river in Italy, the main watercourse of Rome)
20	台布	檯布	tái bù	tai2 bu4	tablecloth
21	台菜		tái cài	Tai2 cai4	Taiwanese food
22	台大	臺大	tái dà	Tai2 Da4	abbr. for 台湾大学
23	台灯	檯燈	tái dēng	tai2 deng1	desk lamp; table lamp
24	台地	臺地	tái dì	tai2 di4	tableland; mesa
25	台谍	臺諜	tái dié	Tai2 die2	Taiwan spy; Taiwan spy
26	台东	台東	tái dōng	Tai2 dong1	Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan
27	台东市	台東市	tái dōng shì	Tai2 dong1 shi4	Taitung city in southeast Taiwan, capital of Taitung county
28	台东县	臺東縣	tái dōng xiàn	Tai2 dong1 Xian4	Taitung County in southeast Taiwan; Taitung County in southeast Taiwan
29	台独	台獨	tái dú	Tai2 du2	Taiwan independence; (of Taiwan) to declare independence
30	台端		tái duān	tai2 duan1	you (in a formal letter)
31	台儿庄	臺兒莊	tái ér zhuāng	Tai2 er2 zhuang1	Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 枣庄市 , Shandong
32	台儿庄区	台兒莊區	tái ér zhuāng qū	Tai2 er2 zhuang1 qu1	Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 枣庄市 , Shandong
33	台甫	臺甫	tái fǔ	tai2 fu3	(polite) courtesy name
34	台股		tái gǔ	Tai2 gu3	Taipei Stock Exchange, abbr. for 台北股市
35	台海	臺海	tái hǎi	Tai2 hai3	abbr. for 台湾海峡 , Taiwan strait
36	台虎钳	臺虎鉗	tái hǔ qián	tai2 hu3 qian2	bench vise
37	台基	臺基	tái jī	tai2 ji1	stylobate (architecture)
38	台谏	臺諫	tái jiàn	tai2 jian4	a censor
39	台江		tái jiāng	Tai2 jiang1	Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市 , Fujian
40	台江区	台江區	tái jiāng qū	Tai2 jiang1 qu1	Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市 , Fujian
41	台江县	台江縣	tái jiāng xiàn	Tai2 jiang1 xian4	Taijiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州 , Guizhou
42	台斤	臺斤	tái jīn	Tai2 jin1	Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
43	台客		tái kè	Tai2 ke4	stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory)
44	台媒	臺媒	tái méi	Tai2 mei2	Taiwan media
45	台妹		tái mèi	Tai2 mei4	local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人 )
46	台盟		tái méng	Tai2 Meng2	abbr. for 台湾民主自治同盟
47	台面	檯面	tái miàn	tai2 mian4	tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake
48	台面呢	臺面呢	tái miàn ní	tai2 mian4 ni2	baize; felt (esp. billiards table cover)
49	台南		tái nán	Tai2 nan2	Tainan (city and county in Taiwan)
50	台南府	臺南府	tái nán fǔ	Tai2 nan2 Fu3	Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule
51	台南府市	臺南府市	tái nán fǔ shì	Tai2 nan2 fu3 shi4	Tainan-Fu city in south Taiwan
52	台南市	臺南市	tái nán shì	Tai2 nan2 shi4	Tainan city in Tainan county 台南县 , Taiwan
53	台南县	臺南縣	tái nán xiàn	Tai2 nan2 xian4	Tainan county in south Taiwan; Tainan county in south Taiwan
54	台盆	臺盆	tái pén	tai2 pen2	washbasin
55	台前		tái qián	Tai2 qian2	front of the stage; Taiqian county in Puyang 濮阳 , Henan
56	台前县	台前縣	tái qián xiàn	Tai2 qian2 xian4	Taiqian county in Puyang 濮阳 , Henan
57	台球		tái qiú	tai2 qiu2	billiards
58	台球桌		tái qiú zhuō	tai2 qiu2 zhuo1	billiards table
59	台山		tái shān	Tai2 shan1	Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江门 , Guangdong
60	台山市		tái shān shì	Tai2 shan1 shi4	Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江门 , Guangdong
61	台商		tái shāng	Tai2 shang1	Taiwanese businessman; Taiwanese company
62	台上一分钟，台下十年功	臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功	tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng	tai2 shang4 yi1 fen1 zhong1 , tai2 xia4 shi2 nian2 gong1	ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
63	台视	臺視	tái shì	Tai2 shi4	(of an appliance) tabletop model; (of a computer) desktop model; abbr. for 台湾电视公司 , Taiwan Television (TTV)
64	台式电脑	台式電腦	tái shì diàn nǎo	tai2 shi4 dian4 nao3	desktop computer
65	台式机	臺式機	tái shì jī	tai2 shi4 ji1	desktop computer
66	台灣		tái wān	Tai2 wan1	Taiwan; \|\|\|variant of 臺灣 \|台湾 [Tai2 wan1]\|\|\|; variant of 台湾
67	台湾白喉噪鹛	臺灣白喉噪鶥	tái wān bái hóu zào méi	Tai2 wan1 bai2 hou2 zao4 mei2	(bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps)
68	台湾斑翅鹛	臺灣斑翅鶥	tái wān bān chì méi	Tai2 wan1 ban1 chi4 mei2	(bird species of China) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)
69	台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛	臺灣斑胸鉤嘴鶥	tái wān bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi	Tai2 wan1 ban1 xiong1 gou1 zui3 mei2	(bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
70	台湾鹎	臺灣鵯	tái wān bēi	Tai2 wan1 bei1	(bird species of China) Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)
71	台湾大学	臺灣大學	tái wān dà xué	Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2	National Taiwan University; abbr. to 台大
72	台湾戴菊	臺灣戴菊	tái wān dài jú	Tai2 wan1 dai4 ju2	(bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)
73	台湾岛	臺灣島	tái wān dǎo	Tai2 wan1 Dao3	Taiwan Island
74	台湾短翅莺	臺灣短翅鶯	tái wān duǎn chì yīng	Tai2 wan1 duan3 chi4 ying1	(bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
75	台湾关系法	臺灣關係法	tái wān guān xì fǎ	Tai2 wan1 guan1 xi4 fa3	Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979); Taiwan relations act (of US Congress, 1979)
76	台湾海峡	台灣海峽	tái wān hǎi xiá	Tai2 wan1 Hai3 xia2	Taiwan Strait
77	台湾话	台灣話	tái wān huà	Tai2 wan1 hua4	Taiwanese Chinese (language)
78	台湾画眉	臺灣畫眉	tái wān huà méi	Tai2 wan1 hua4 mei2	(bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)
79	台湾黄山雀	臺灣黃山雀	tái wān huáng shān què	Tai2 wan1 huang2 shan1 que4	(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
80	台湾鹪鹛	臺灣鷦鶥	tái wān jiāo méi	Tai2 wan1 jiao1 mei2	(bird species of China) Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)
81	台湾酒红朱雀	臺灣酒紅朱雀	tái wān jiǔ hóng zhū què	Tai2 wan1 jiu3 hong2 zhu1 que4	(bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)
82	台湾蓝鹊	臺灣藍鵲	tái wān lán què	Tai2 wan1 lan2 que4	(bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
83	台湾林鸲	臺灣林鴝	tái wān lín qú	Tai2 wan1 lin2 qu2	(bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
84	台湾民主自治同盟	台灣民主自治同盟	tái wān mín zhǔ zì zhì tóng méng	Tai2 wan1 Min2 zhu3 Zi4 zhi4 Tong2 meng2	Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
85	台湾拟啄木鸟	臺灣擬啄木鳥	tái wān nǐ zhuó mù niǎo	Tai2 wan1 ni3 zhuo2 mu4 niao3	(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)
86	台湾雀鹛	臺灣雀鶥	tái wān què méi	Tai2 wan1 que4 mei2	(bird species of China) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia)
87	台湾人	台灣人	tái wān rén	Tai2 wan1 ren2	Taiwanese people
88	台湾山鹧鸪	臺灣山鷓鴣	tái wān shān zhè gū	Tai2 wan1 shan1 zhe4 gu1	(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
89	台湾省	臺灣省	tái wān shěng	Tai2 wan1 sheng3	Taiwan province (PRC term)
90	台湾土狗	臺灣土狗	tái wān tǔ gǒu	Tai2 wan1 tu3 gou3	Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
91	台湾叶鼻蝠	台灣葉鼻蝠	tái wān yè bí fú	Tai2 wan1 ye4 bi2 fu2	leaf-nosed bat
92	台湾紫啸鸫	臺灣紫嘯鶇	tái wān zǐ xiào dōng	Tai2 wan1 zi3 xiao4 dong1	(bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)
93	台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛	臺灣棕頸鉤嘴鶥	tái wān zōng jǐng gōu zuǐ méi	Tai2 wan1 zong1 jing3 gou1 zui3 mei2	(bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
94	台湾棕噪鹛	臺灣棕噪鶥	tái wān zōng zào méi	Tai2 wan1 zong1 zao4 mei2	(bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus)
95	台倭	臺倭	tái wō	Tai2 wo1	(derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover
96	台西	臺西	tái xī	Tai2 xi1	Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 云林县 , Taiwan; Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 云林县 , Taiwan
97	台西乡	臺西鄉	tái xī xiāng	Tai2 xi1 xiang1	Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 云林县 , Taiwan; Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 云林县 , Taiwan
98	台语	台語	tái yǔ	Tai2 yu3	Taiwanese; Hokklo
99	台中	臺中	tái zhōng	Tai2 zhong1	desk clock; Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan; Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan
100	台中市	臺中市	tái zhōng shì	Tai2 zhong1 shi4	Taichung city in central Taiwan
101	台中县	臺中縣	tái zhōng xiàn	Tai2 zhong1 xian4	Taichung or Taizhong county in central Taiwan; Taichung or Taizhong county in central Taiwan
102	台柱	臺柱	tái zhù	tai2 zhu4	pillar; mainstay; star performer
103	台资	台資	tái zī	Tai2 zi1	Taiwan capital or investments
104	台子	臺子	tái zi	tai2 zi5	desk; (pool etc) table; platform; stand
105	台座		tái zuò	tai2 zuo4	pedestal
106	台罗字	臺羅字	tái luó zì	Tai2 luo2 zi4	Tai-lo, romanization system for Taiwanese Hokkien (abbr. for 台湾闽南语罗马字拼音方案 )
107	台山话	台山話	tái shān huà	Tai2 shan1 hua4	Taishanese, a language of the Yue language group 粤语 spoken in Jiangmen 江门 and in the Chinatowns of North America
108	台扇	臺扇	tái shàn	tai2 shan4	table fan; desk fan

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