臺 (tái)
platform; stage; abbreviation for Taiwan
How 臺 is written
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 士 — scholar
- Traditional
- 臺
- Simplified
- 台
Common words using 臺
- 平臺 píngtái
- platform; terrace; flat-roofed building
- 臺灣 táiwān
- Taiwan
- 舞臺 wǔtái
- stage; arena; fig. in the limelight
- 下臺 xiàtái
- to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc)
- 出臺 chūtái
- to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage; to appear publicly
- 前臺 qiántái
- front platform; front of theatrical stage; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)
- 展臺 zhǎntái
- exhibition case; display case
- 後臺 hòutái
- backstage; the area behind a theatrical stage; backstage supporter
- 打擂臺 dǎlèitái
- (old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest
- 擂臺 lèitái
- elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring
- 窗臺 chuāngtái
- window sill; window ledge
- 臺上 táishàng
- on stage
臺 in a sentence
臺北是臺灣的首都。
Táiběi shì Táiwān de shǒudū.
“Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.”
How common is 臺?
臺 is the 388th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 70.3% of all running text.
Characters that appear with 臺
Master 臺 and 5,000 others.
Flashcards and Writing Practice. Every single character in A Course in Contemporary Chinese 當代中文課程.
臺
Start Learning
Flashcard Add to your deck