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

领奖 lǐng jiǎng tái (winner's) podium
高筑 zhài tái gāo zhù lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
唱对戏 chàng duì tái xì to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb; to get into confrontation
柱 tái zhù pillar; mainstay; star performer
wǔ tái Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
中 tái zhōng Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan; Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan
赛 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
gāo tái Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
式 tái shì (of an appliance) tabletop model; (of a computer) desktop model
chāi tái (theater) to dismantle the stage; (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans
yàn tái ink stone; ink slab; CL:方[fang1]
tiào tái diving platform; diving tower; landing platform
乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú tái table-tennis table
布 tái bù tablecloth
气象 qì xiàng tái meteorological office; weather forecasting office
近水楼 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
钓鱼 diào yú tái 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
北市 tái běi shì Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
独 tái dú Taiwan independence; (of Taiwan) to declare independence
打擂 dǎ lèi tái (old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest
操作 cāo zuò tái operating desk; control panel; console
lú tái stove top; hob
基 tái jī stylobate (architecture)
座 tái zuò pedestal
江 tái jiāng Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian