tái

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Definitions

  1. 1. desk; table; counter
  2. 2. platform
  3. 3. stage
  4. 4. terrace
  5. 5. stand
  6. 6. support
  7. 7. station
  8. 8. broadcasting station
  9. 9. classifier for vehicles or machines
  10. 10. typhoon

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Words Containing 台

上台
shàng tái

to rise to power (in politics)

下台
xià tái

to go off the stage

出台
chū tái

to officially launch (a policy, program etc)

前台
qián tái

stage

台球
tái qiú

billiards

写字台
xiě zì tái

writing desk

平台
píng tái

platform

后台
hòu tái

backstage area

台灯
tái dēng

desk lamp

柜台
guì tái

sales counter

看台
kàn tái

terrace

窗台
chuāng tái

window sill

站台
zhàn tái

platform (at a railway station)

台上
tái shàng

on stage

台阶
tái jiē

steps

台风
tái fēng

stage presence, poise

舞台
wǔ tái

(lit. and fig.) stage; arena

茅台
máo tái

Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou

阳台
yáng tái

balcony

电台
diàn tái

transmitter-receiver

电视台
diàn shì tái

television station

T台
t tái

runway (for a fashion show etc)

T型台
t xíng tái

runway (for a fashion show etc)

一中一台
yī zhōng yī tái

one China and one Taiwan (policy)

七台河市
qī tái hé shì

Qitaihe, prefecture-level city, Heilongjiang province

七台河
qī tái hé

see 七台河市[qī tái hé shì]

三个女人一台戏
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì

three women are enough for a drama (idiom)

三台
sān tái

Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

三台县
sān tái xiàn

Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn

better kept under the table (idiom)

上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán

(idiom) lacking in social grace and unfit to be a representative

下不了台
xià bu liǎo tái

to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully

下不来台
xià bù lái tái

to be put on the spot

下台阶
xià tái jiē

to extricate oneself

中国中央电视台
zhōng guó zhōng yāng diàn shì tái

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

中国国际广播电台
zhōng guó guó jì guǎng bō diàn tái

China Radio International

中国地震台网
zhōng guó dì zhèn tái wǎng

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]

中央广播电台
zhōng yāng guǎng bō diàn tái

Radio Taiwan International (RTI)

中央电视台
zhōng yāng diàn shì tái

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

中台
zhōng tái

China and Taiwan

中华台北
zhōng huá tái běi

Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events

中转柜台
zhōng zhuǎn guì tái

transfer desk

主席台
zhǔ xí tái

rostrum

乒乓球台
pīng pāng qiú tái

table-tennis table

九台
jiǔ tái

Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin

九台区
jiǔ tái qū

Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin

二人台
èr rén tái

genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia

五台
wǔ tái

Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

五台山
wǔ tái shān

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]

五台市
wǔ tái shì

Wutai city in Shanxi

五台县
wǔ tái xiàn

Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

亭台
tíng tái

pavilion

亭台楼榭
tíng tái lóu xiè

see 亭臺樓閣|亭台楼阁[tíng tái lóu gé]

亭台楼阁
tíng tái lóu gé

pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)

仙台
xiān tái

Sendai, city in northeast Japan

任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)

伸展台
shēn zhǎn tái

runway (for a fashion show etc)

来台
lái tái

to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)

信号台
xìn hào tái

signal station

倒台
dǎo tái

to fall from power; to collapse

债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù

lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt

兄台
xiōng tái

brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)

克孜尔尕哈烽火台
kè zī ěr gǎ hā fēng huǒ tái

Kizilgaha fire beacon tower in Kuchar county 庫車|库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang

半岛电视台
bàn dǎo diàn shì tái

Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)

印台
yìn tái

Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi

印台区
yìn tái qū

Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi

去台
qù tái

to go to Taiwan

去台人员
qù tái rén yuán

those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949

丛台
cóng tái

Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei

丛台区
cóng tái qū

Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei

台下
tái xià

off the stage

台中
tái zhōng

Taichung, city in central Taiwan

台中县
tái zhōng xiàn

Taichung or Taizhong County in central Taiwan

台伯河
tái bó hé

Tiber (river in Italy, the main watercourse of Rome)

台儿庄区
tái ér zhuāng qū

Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[zǎo zhuāng shì], Shandong

台前
tái qián

Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[pú yáng], Henan

台前县
tái qián xiàn

Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[pú yáng], Henan

台北
tái běi

Taipei, capital of Taiwan

台北市
tái běi shì

Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan

台北捷运
tái běi jié yùn

Taipei Metro

台北县
tái běi xiàn

Taibei or Taipei County in north Taiwan

台南
tái nán

Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan

台商
tái shāng

Taiwanese businessman

台妹
tái mèi

local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[běn shěng rén])

台安
tái ān

Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning

台客
tái kè

stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory)

台山
tái shān

Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

台山市
tái shān shì

Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

台山话
tái shān huà

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

台州
tāi zhōu

Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

台州市
tāi zhōu shì

Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

台巴子
tái bā zi

Taiwanese yokel (derog.)

台币
tái bì

New Taiwan dollar

台座
tái zuò

pedestal

台式
tái shì

(of an appliance) tabletop model

台式电脑
tái shì diàn nǎo

desktop computer

台东
tái dōng

Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan

台东市
tái dōng shì

Taitung city in southeast Taiwan, capital of Taitung county

台东县
tái dōng xiàn

Taitung County in southeast Taiwan

台江
tái jiāng

Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian

台江区
tái jiāng qū

Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian

台江县
tái jiāng xiàn

Taijiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

台湾民主自治同盟
tái wān mín zhǔ zì zhì tóng méng

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League

台湾海峡
tái wān hǎi xiá

Taiwan Strait

台湾叶鼻蝠
tái wān yè bí fú

Formosan leaf-nosed bat

台湾话
tái wān huà

Taiwanese Chinese (language)

台湾关系法
tái wān guān xì fǎ

Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)

台独
tái dú

Taiwan independence

台球桌
tái qiú zhuō

billiards table

台磅
tái bàng

platform balance

台端
tái duān

you (in a formal letter)

台胞证
tái bāo zhèng

Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents

台菜
tái cài

Taiwanese food

台西
tái xī

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

台西乡
tái xī xiāng

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

台语
tái yǔ

Taiwanese

台谍
tái dié

Taiwan spy

台资
tái zī

Taiwan capital or investments

司天台
sī tiān tái

Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards

同台
tóng tái

to appear on the same stage

吧台
bā tái

counter of a bar (pub)

吹台
chuī tái

(coll.) to fall through

售货台
shòu huò tái

vendor's stall

唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì

to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb

四方台
sì fāng tái

Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

四方台区
sì fāng tái qū

Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

国务院台湾事务办公室
guó wù yuàn tái wān shì wù bàn gōng shì

Taiwan Affairs Office

国立台北科技大学
guó lì tái běi kē jì dà xué

National Taipei University of Technology

国立台湾技术大学
guó lì tái wān jì shù dà xué

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

在台
zài tái

in Taiwan (used attributively)

地台
dì tái

floor

坐台小姐
zuò tái xiǎo jiě

bar girl

坐台
zuò tái
垮台
kuǎ tái

(of a dynasty, regime etc) to collapse; to fall from power

基台
jī tái

(dental implant) abutment

塌台
tā tái

to collapse

塔台
tǎ tái

control tower

涂浆台
tú jiàng tái

pasting table (for wallpapering)

压台戏
yā tái xì

last item on a show

多平台
duō píng tái

multi-platform (computing)

大沽口炮台
dà gū kǒu pào tái

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

大沽炮台
dà gū pào tái

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

天台
tiān tāi

Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗

天台宗
tiān tái zōng

Tiantai school of Buddhism

天台山
tiān tāi shān

Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[shào xīng] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[tiān tái zōng]

天台县
tiān tāi xiàn

Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang

天文台
tiān wén tái

astronomical observatory

天台
tiān tái

rooftop

奇台
qí tái

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

奇台县
qí tái xiàn

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

守望台
shǒu wàng tái

watchtower

察合台
chá gě tái

Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan

展台
zhǎn tái

display counter

工作台
gōng zuò tái

workbench

帕台农
pà tái nóng

Parthenon (Temple on the Acropolis, Athens)

帕台农神庙
pà tái nóng shén miào

Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis, Athens

平台即服务
píng tái jí fú wù

(computing) platform as a service (PaaS)

广播电台
guǎng bō diàn tái

radio station

弹珠台
dàn zhū tái

pinball

后台进程
hòu tái jìn chéng

background process (computing)

应用平台
yìng yòng píng tái

application platform (computing)

戏台
xì tái

stage

手工台
shǒu gōng tái

workbench

手术台
shǒu shù tái

operating table

打对台
dǎ duì tái

to compete

打擂台
dǎ lèi tái

(fig.) to enter a contest

拆台
chāi tái

(theater) to dismantle the stage

拳击台
quán jī tái

boxing ring

控制台
kòng zhì tái

control desk

擂台
lèi tái

elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held

擂台赛
lèi tái sài

single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)

操作台
cāo zuò tái

operating desk

收款台
shōu kuǎn tái

checkout counter

收银台
shōu yín tái

checkout counter

政治舞台
zhèng zhì wǔ tái

political arena

敌台
dí tái

defensive tower

斯台普斯
sī tái pǔ sī

Staples (Center), sports arena in Los Angeles

新台币
xīn tái bì

New Taiwan dollar (NTD)

新城电台
xīn chéng diàn tái

Metro Radio Hong Kong

断头台
duàn tóu tái

guillotine

旋转台
xuán zhuǎn tái

rotating platform

月台幕门
yuè tái mù mén

(railway) platform screen doors

月台
yuè tái

railway platform

月台票
yuè tái piào

platform ticket

服务台
fú wù tái

service desk

本台
běn tái

this radio station

东台
dōng tái

Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[yán chéng], Jiangsu

东台市
dōng tái shì

Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[yán chéng], Jiangsu

桓台
huán tái

Huantai county in Zibo 淄博[zī bó], Shandong

桓台县
huán tái xiàn

Huantai county in Zibo 淄博[zī bó], Shandong

梁山伯与祝英台
liáng shān bó yǔ zhù yīng tái

The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

梳妆台
shū zhuāng tái

dressing table

楼梯台
lóu tī tái

staircase balcony

楼台
lóu tái

(dialect) balcony

桥台
qiáo tái

abutment (architecture)

台子
tái zi

desk

台安县
tái ān xiàn

Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning

台布
tái bù

tablecloth

台历
tái lì

desk calendar

台钟
tái zhōng

desk clock