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Meaning of 台

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台 (Trad.: 檯, 臺, 颱)HSK 4
Pinyin: tái
English Definition: platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines; typhoon; Taiwan (abbr.); desk; table; counter
Chinese Definition:
①高平的建筑物:亭台楼阁。
②像台的东西,器物的座子:井台。窗台。灯台。
③敬辞,用于称呼对方或与对方有关的事物:台鉴。台甫。
④量词:一台戏。
⑤台湾省的简称:台胞。台币。
⑥桌子、案子:写字台。
⑦发生在太平洋西部热带海洋上的一种极猛烈的风暴,称“台风”。
⑧姓氏。
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 厶 [ sī ] private, secret
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
Similar Characters: 合
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Example Words
台湾 tái wān Taiwan
舞台 wǔ tái stage; arena; fig. in the limelight
出台HSK 4 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HSK 5 píng tái platform; terrace; flat-roofed building
台阶HSK 5 tái jiē steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
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Example Sentences
1
我有一台手机
。
I have a mobile phone.
2
我有一台电脑
。
I have a computer.
3
这台电视很小
。
This TV is very small.
4
我要买一盏台灯
。
I want to buy a desk lamp.
5
我只有一台电视
。
I only have one TV.