臺 tái

tower, lookout; stage, platform

DEFINITIONS

  • tower, lookout
  • stage, platform
  • 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

WORDS

三個女人一臺戲 sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不得臺盤 shàng bù dé tái pán too uncouth to appear in public (idiom); unfit for a public role
下不了臺 xià bu liǎo tái to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully; to be put on the spot; to be embarrassed
下不來臺 xià bù lái tái to be put on the spot; to find oneself in an awkward situation
下臺 xià tái to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
下臺階 xià tái jiē to extricate oneself; way out
中央廣播電臺 zhōng yāng guǎng bō diàn tái Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
中港臺 zhōng gǎng tái China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (abbr.)
中臺 zhōng tái China and Taiwan
中華臺北 zhōng huá tái běi Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
主席臺 zhǔ xí tái rostrum; platform; CL:個|个[ge4]
二人臺 èr rén tái genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
五臺 wǔ tái Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
五臺山 wǔ tái shān Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1]
五臺市 wǔ tái shì Wutai city in Shanxi
五臺縣 wǔ tái xiàn Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
亭臺 tíng tái pavilion
亭臺樓榭 tíng tái lóu xiè see 亭臺樓閣|亭台楼阁[ting2 tai2 lou2 ge2]
亭臺樓閣 tíng tái lóu gé pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)
仙臺 xiān tái Sendai, city in northeast Japan; Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan
任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ ， wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
伸展臺 shēn zhǎn tái runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk
來臺 lái tái to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
信號臺 xìn hào tái signal station
倒臺 dǎo tái to overthrow; downfall; to fall from power; to go bankrupt
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