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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

台 [tái]

1. noun [指建筑] tower

观测台

observation tower
2. noun [指讲话、表演] stage

舞台

stage
3. noun [指作座子用] stand

蜡台

candlestick
4. noun [台形物]

窗台

window sill

站台

platform
5. noun [桌子或类似物] table

梳妆台

dressing table

写字台

desk
6. noun [指电话服务] [pl] telephone service

长途台

long-distance service

查号台

directory inquiries
7. noun [指广播电视] station

电视台

television station
8. noun [台湾] Taiwan
9. measure word [指机器]

一台电脑

a computer
10. measure word [指戏剧、戏曲]

两台京剧

two Beijing Opera performances

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

台 [tái]

1. noun platform; stage; terrace;ledge

台上坐着主席团。

Seated on the rostrum was the presidium.
2. noun anything shaped like a platform, etc.

窗台

windowsill
3. noun stand; support

灯台

lampstand
4. noun special telephone service

查号台

(at a telephone exchange) directory inquiries; information
5. noun broadcasting station

电视台

television station
6. noun table; desk

写字台

writing desk; desk; bureau
7. noun See 台湾 (Táiwān)
8. pronoun [Honorific] [Literary] your

台鉴

for your inspection (used after the name in the salutation of a business letter)

台启

for your information (used after the name of the addressee on an envelope)
9. measure word (used for certain machinery, apparatus, instruments, etc.)

一台打字机(计算机、拖拉机)

a typewriter (computer, tractor)
10. measure word (used for a whole performance on the stage)

一台戏(话剧、歌舞)

a performance (modern drama, song and dance performance)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

台 [tái]

1. 名高而平的建筑

亭台楼阁。

錡望台。

观礼台。
2. 名某些作底座用的东西

灯台。

蜡台。
3. 名公共场所内高出地面的设备，用于表演或演说等

上台领奖。

舞台。

讲台。

主席台。
4. 名某些像台的小型建筑设施

井台。

窗台。

灶台。
5. 名某些像台的家具或器具

写字台。

梳妆台。

柜台。

手术台。
6. 量用于戏剧、演出等

一台戏。

一台晚会。
7. 名指台湾

港台地区。

台胞。
8. 名敬词，用于称对方或跟对方有关的事物、动作

兄台。

台启。
9. 发生在北太平洋西部极猛烈的热带气旋，是灾害性天气之一。1989年世界气象组织规定：风力12级以上为台风。台风经过的地区常有暴雨，沿海有高潮巨浪。
10. 量用于机器设备等

一台拖拉机。

一台车床。

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Examples

你一定来，可别拆我的台。: Be sure to come, don't let me down.
在主席台前列就座的有…: seated in the front row on the rostrum were...
我家买了台彩电。: We've bought a colour TV set.
主席台前列: the front row on the rostrum
他怯场，在台上一句话也说不出来。: He was suffering from stage fright and could not utter a word.
叫他下不了台: put him on the spot
侦听台: intercept station
通过背躬，观众可以知道台上演员的心理活动。: With the asides, the audience can know the inner activities of the players on the stage.
只听刺棱一声，他跳上了了台。: With a sound of quick movement, he jumped onto the stage.; 33 more results

Character Decomposition

厶 [sī]	+	口 [kǒu]

Stroke Order

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Measure words

Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五个人", "十八条线", "一百多只蚂蚁"，"一次战役"。

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