台 臺
tái
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines
Other reading: tāi
used in place names
Other reading: Tái
Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai
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Characters
Examples
我有一台电脑。
Wǒ yǒu yī tái diàn nǎo.
I have a computer.
Tom有台靓车。
T o m yǒu tái jìng chē.
Tom has a beautiful car.
我买了台新电视机。
Wǒ mǎi le tái xīn diàn shì jī.
I bought a new television.
Words with this character
舞台 wǔ tái stage电视台 diàn shì tái television station平台 píng tái platform台上 tái shàng on stage电台 diàn tái transmitter-receiver上台 shàng tái to rise to power阳台 yáng tái balcony台阶 tái jiē steps柜台 guì tái sales counter后台 hòu tái backstage area台风 tái fēng stage presence, poise站台 zhàn tái platform前台 qián tái stage下台 xià tái to go off the stage看台 kàn tái terrace台球 tái qiú billiards茅台 Máo tái Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou出台 chū tái to officially launch台灯 tái dēng desk lamp窗台 chuāng tái windowsill茅台酒 máo tái jiǔ maotai写字台 xiě zì tái writing desk仙台 Xiān tái Sendai, city in northeast Japan