tái

platform; unit; term of address

DEFINITIONS

台 tái
  • Taiwan (abbr.)
  • surname Tai
  • (classical) you (in letters)
  • variant of 臺|台[tai2]
  • desk
  • table
  • counter
  • platform
  • stage
  • terrace
  • stand
  • support
  • station
  • broadcasting station
  • classifier for vehicles or machines
  • typhoon

STROKES

WORDS

zhuǎn tái to change the channel (TV)
zhuàn tái rotating stage; swivel table
断头 duàn tóu tái guillotine; scaffold
zhú tái candlestick; candle holder
面 tái miàn tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake
chuāng tái window sill; window ledge
tǎ tái control tower
梳妆 shū zhuāng tái dressing table
kuǎ tái to fall from power; to collapse; demise
球桌 tái qiú zhuō billiards table
yuè tái railway platform
北 tái běi Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
天文 tiān wén tái observatory
工作 gōng zuò tái workbench; work station
lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring
服务 fú wù tái service desk; information desk; reception desk
青瓦 qīng wǎ tái Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul
词 qián tái cí unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer; subtext; (fig.) implicit assertion
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
dǎo tái to overthrow; downfall; to fall from power; to go bankrupt
写字 xiě zì tái writing desk
zhǎn tái display counter; stand; booth
山 tái shān Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
qiú tái table (for games using balls)
pào tái fort; battery