台 (tái): Taiwan (abbr.), used in place names, (classical) you (in letters)
台 (tái) is a Chinese character meaning “taiwan (abbr.).” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厶 (structural) and 口 (structural). It ranks #388 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- Taiwan (abbr.)
- used in place names
- (classical) you (in letters)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 台
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 舞台noun | wǔ tái | (lit. and fig.) stage | 5 |
| 电视台noun | diàn shì tái | television station | 5 |
| 上台verb | shàng tái | to rise to power (in politics) | 6 |
| 阳台noun | yáng tái | variant of 陽臺|阳台[yang2 tai2] | 5 |
| 台阶noun | tái jiē | steps | 5 |
| 平台noun | píng tái | platform | 5 |
| 站台noun | zhàn tái | platform (at a railway station) | 5 |
| 台风noun | tái fēng | stage presence, poise | 6 |
| 台球noun | tái qiú | billiards | 6 |
| 台灯noun | tái dēng | desk lamp | 5 |
| 窗台noun | chuāng tái | windowsill | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台词 | tái cí | an actor's lines |
| 电台 | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver |
| 后台 | hòu tái | backstage area |
| 柜台 | guì tái | variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2] |
| 前台 | qián tái | stage |
| 看台 | kàn tái | terrace |
| 台前 | tái qián | front of the stage |
| 讲台 | jiǎng tái | variant of 講臺|讲台[jiang3 tai2] |
| 台面 | tái miàn | tabletop |
| 塔台 | tǎ tái | control tower |
| 垮台 | kuǎ tái | (of a dynasty, regime etc) to collapse |
| 台北 | tái běi | Taipei, capital of Taiwan |
| 擂台 | lèi tái | elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held |
| 出台 | chū tái | to officially launch (a policy, program etc) |
| 倒台 | dǎo tái | to fall from power |
台 appears in 100 compound words: 35 as the first character, 65 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 台 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
to have a close relationship with someone or be in close proximity to something, which confers advantages
pavilions, terraces and towers (in general); traditional Chinese architecture
to have a close relationship with someone or be in close proximity to something, which confers advantages
Example Sentences
他台才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。
tā tái cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He's a gifted speaker and a skilled debater—an outstanding lawyer.
...日报世界视线】美国若击败伊朗 战火或延至台海
. . . rì bào shì jiè shì xiàn měi guó ruò jī bài yī lǎng zhàn huǒ huò yán zhì tái hǎi
... If the United States defeats Iran, the war may extend to the Taiwan Strait
汪小菲过年带子逛饶河夜市 脱口“台湾”赶紧加“中国”
wāng xiǎo 菲 guò nián dài zǐ guàng ráo hé yè shì tuō kǒu tái wān gǎn jǐn jiā zhōng guó
Wang Xiaofei took her children to visit Raohe Night Market during the New Year and blurted out "Taiwan" and quickly added "China"
大看台|从郑钦文到宁忠岩:冲破欧美垄断 镌刻东...
dà kàn tái cóng zhèng qīn wén dào nìng zhōng yán : chōng pò ōu měi lǒng duàn 镌 kè dōng . . .
From Zheng Qinwen to Ning Zhongyan: Breaking through the monopoly of Europe and the United States, engraved in the east...
新春走基层|喜迎10名小马宝宝,一天8台手术——他..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng xǐ yíng 1 0 míng xiǎo mǎ bǎo bǎo , yī tiān 8 tái shǒu shù — — tā . .
Welcome 10 pony babies, 8 surgeries a day - he:
...初三车间灯就亮了,航天老厂通过自研AI平台,稳..
. . . chū sān chē jiān dēng jiù liàng le , háng tiān lǎo hǎn tōng guò zì yán A I píng tái , wěn . .
... The lights in the workshop on the third day of junior high school are on, and the old aerospace factory has stabilized through the self-developed AI platform.
我可以在哪个柜台预约?
Wǒ kěyǐ zài nǎge guìtái yùyuē?
On which counter can I make my appointment?
台湾的货币是什么 ?
Táiwān de huòbì shì shénme?
What is the currency of Taiwan?
你搬不动那台钢琴。
Nǐ bān bù dòng nà tái gāngqín.
You can't lift the piano.
台风吹毁了很多房屋。
Táifēng chuī huǐ le hěn duō fángwū.
Not a few houses were destroyed by the typhoon.
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