| 台湾 | tái wān | Taiwan | |
| 舞台 | wǔ tái | stage; arena; fig. in the limelight | |
| 出台 | chū tái | to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage; to appear publicly; (of a bar girl) to leave with a client | |
| 平台 | píng tái | platform; terrace; flat-roofed building | |
| 台阶 | tái jiē | steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology) |
| 1 | Can you tell me how to use the fax machine? | |
| 2 | With this machine, we can go back in time. | |
| 3 | The old man was tricked into buying a secondhand radio. | |
| 4 | But how does the phone actually measure up? | |
| 5 | Finding the computer, he poured in the sample and deposited the $10. |
