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Character Decomposition
台=厶+口
Meanings2 pronunciations
Tái
Taiwan (abbr.)
surname Tai
(classical) you (in letters)
desk; table; counter
Taiwan (abbr.)
platform
stage
terrace
stand
support
station
broadcasting station
classifier for vehicles or machines
typhoon
tāi
used in place names
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Words with 台 821 total
office desk班台bān táiterrace · spectator's grandstand · viewing platform看台kàn tái(theater) to dismantle the stage · (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans拆台chāi táito fall from power; to collapse · downfall倒台dǎo táiplatform; podium; rostrum · lectern · (teacher's) desk讲台jiǎng táito officially launch (a policy, program etc) · to appear on stage · to appear publicly · (of a bar girl) to leave with a client出台chū táiflower bed · flower terrace · flower stand花台huā táielevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held · arena · ring擂台lèi táiprism棱台léng tái
Idioms with 台 29 total Chain
to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb · to get into confrontation唱对台戏chàng duì tái xìlit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor近水楼台jìn shuǐ lóu táithe pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) · to benefit from intimacy with an influential person近水楼台先得月jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuèopening gong · gong strokes announcing start of opera performance开台锣鼓kāi tái luó gǔ
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