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台
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Definitions
- 1. desk; table; counter
- 2. platform
- 3. stage
- 4. terrace
- 5. stand
- 6. support
- 7. station
- 8. broadcasting station
- 9. classifier for vehicles or machines
- 10. typhoon
Example Sentences
1 shown讓 台 灣成為 台 灣。
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Words Containing 台
(Christian) altar
(idiom) lacking in social grace and unfit to be a representative
start of play
meteorological office
to compete
memorial altar
tablecloth
platform
(bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)
checkout counter
desk calendar
Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei
to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held
Bügür nahiyisi or Luntai county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
ruins of Luntai city, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
to fall from power; to collapse
steps
Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang
candlestick
(fig.) to enter a contest
see 亭臺樓閣|亭台楼阁[tíng tái lóu gé]
Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[zhāng yè], Gansu
desktop computer
Taiwan independence
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
flower bed
Taiwan province (PRC term)
transmitter-receiver
(dialect) balcony
defensive tower
staircase balcony
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
vanity unit
to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully
to go off the stage
Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
Taiwan spy
Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning
single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
boxing ring
Staples (Center), sports arena in Los Angeles
(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
floor
Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul
railway platform
opening gong
Radio Free Asia
office desk
Taiwan
street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area
Qitai county or Guchung nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer
Wutai city in Shanxi
Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning
(bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)
(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages
washbasin
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
fort
commode
display counter
balcony
cross-platform
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
to collapse
Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning
Yantai, prefecture-level city in Shandong
The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
sales counter
dressing table
Parthenon (Temple on the Acropolis, Athens)
vendor's stall
radio station
table (for games using balls)
(bird species of China) Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)
see 七台河市[qī tái hé shì]
pasting table (for wallpapering)
transfer desk
fourth channel
political arena
lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
checkout counter
Kizilgaha fire beacon tower in Kuchar county 庫車|库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
you (in a formal letter)
this radio station
(bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)
stage play
Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan
watchtower
diving platform
Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi
Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
rotating stage
in Taiwan (used attributively)
New Taiwan dollar
Guo \Terry\ Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn
software platform
China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the information hub of the China Earthquake Administration 中國地震局|中国地震局[zhōng guó dì zhèn jú]
(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)
Yuwangtai district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
(bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[píng liáng], Gansu
lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
to extricate oneself
Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi
Sudetenland
boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[zhōng yuán jié] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia
stage
to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
(railway) platform screen doors
pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)
Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
service desk
Taitung city in southeast Taiwan, capital of Taitung county
to go on stage
Hong Kong and Taiwan
one China and one Taiwan (policy)
pinball
to rise to power (in politics)
(bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)
pillar
(of a dynasty, regime etc) to collapse; to fall from power
GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)
Sendai, city in northeast Japan
Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi
abutment (architecture)
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
to visit Taiwan
stall
Taichung city in central Taiwan
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
stage presence, poise
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[zǎo zhuāng shì], Shandong
platform balance
to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
(bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
Taiwanese food
Taiwan Island
Taiwanese Chinese (language)
signal station
Ocean platform in Zhongnanhai 中南海[zhōng nán hǎi] surrounded by water on three sides, recreation area for imperial wives and concubines, more recently for communist top brass
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Huantai county in Zibo 淄博[zī bó], Shandong
Taitung County in southeast Taiwan
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
musical theater
Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster
(bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus)
television station
top of a kitchen range
Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis, Athens
Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
platform (at a railway station)
to return to Taiwan
Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
maotai (a Chinese liquor)
Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[hàn zhōng shì], Shaanxi
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[zhāng yè], Gansu
ski jumping
those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
operating desk
(winner's) podium
Taishanese, a language of the Yue language group 粵語|粤语[yuè yǔ] spoken in Jiangmen 江門|江门[jiāng mén] and in the Chinatowns of North America
astronomical observatory
rooftop
Taipei Metro
British Broadcasting Corporation
lampstand
Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
baize
(bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
last item on a show
Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)
stove top
(math.) frustum
billiards table
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
China Radio International
Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Taiwanese yokel (derog.)
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Taichung or Taizhong County in central Taiwan
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
Tiantai school of Buddhism
(derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
rotating platform
to appear on the same stage
Metro Radio Hong Kong
a turntable
provincial judge (in imperial China)
observation tower
better kept under the table (idiom)
Xingtai, prefecture-level city in Hebei
(bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
Taichung, city in central Taiwan
backstage area
Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan
billiards
Fengtai inner district of southwest Beijing
(coll.) to fall through
Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[pú yáng], Henan
observatory
stylobate (architecture)
Formosan leaf-nosed bat
candlestick
Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning
on stage
Taiwan Affairs Office
counter of a bar (pub)
window sill
desk clock
Fengtai inner district of southwest Beijing
workbench
prism
Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[yán chéng], Jiangsu
multi-platform (computing)
to be put on the spot
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[běn shěng rén])
Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[chí zhōu], Anhui
information desk
Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents
Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
guillotine
Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[zǎo zhuāng shì], Shandong
control desk
Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[tái wān]
application platform (computing)
(Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道|道[dào]), aka taotai and circuit intendant
Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards
Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei
observatory
operating table
bench vise
(bird species of China) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)
US-China-Taiwan
lookout
(bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps)
(computing) platform as a service (PaaS)
Taiwanese businessman
tabletop
Yantai, prefecture-level city in Shandong
trestlework
(bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
lotus seat
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
(bird species of China) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia)
(of an appliance) tabletop model
Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
tableland
runway (for a fashion show etc)
Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[pú yáng], Henan
National Taipei University of Technology
network platform
Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
platform
Yuwangtai district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster
to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
Taiwanese
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
interstitial ad
Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[shān xī], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[wén shū]
background process (computing)
Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)
control tower
Taiwan compatriot
(oil) drilling platform
Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
balcony
(polite) courtesy name
platform ticket
Purple Mountain Observatory
Taiwan capital or investments
Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory)
check-in counter
writing desk
stage
Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning
an actor's lines; dialogue
runway (for a fashion show etc)
to change the channel (TV)
desktop computer
to visit Taiwan
desk lamp
Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[yán chéng], Jiangsu
Huantai county in Zibo 淄博[zī bó], Shandong
Qitai county or Guchung nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Tiber (river in Italy, the main watercourse of Rome)
(theater) to dismantle the stage
Bügür nahiyisi or Luntai county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Taijiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China as part of its territory
stovetop; rangetop
Taibei or Taipei County in north Taiwan
(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[píng liáng], Gansu
pavilion
Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan
hardware platform
Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian
terrace
(bird species of China) Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)
brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[chí zhōu], Anhui
China and Taiwan
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[shào xīng] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[tiān tái zōng]
front desk
Fengtai county in Huainan 淮南[huái nán], Anhui
Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning
Yantai prefecture in Shandong
(dental implant) abutment
Taiwan Strait
desk
Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[hàn zhōng shì], Shaanxi
theatrical set
rostrum
Taiwan media
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
runway (for a fashion show etc)
bar girl
Tiantai County in Zhejiang
launchpad
Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia
Qitaihe, prefecture-level city, Heilongjiang province
table-tennis table
ink slab
Xingtai county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei
National Taiwan University
pedestal
to go to Taiwan
workbench
off the stage
Fengtai county in Huainan 淮南[huái nán], Anhui
Xingtai, prefecture-level city in Hebei
Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
table fan
Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan