台

tái

HSK 4

台 — tái

1. Taiwan (abbr.)

   我下周要去台出差三天。 wǒ xiàzhōu yào qù tái chūchāi sāntiān — I'm going to Taiwan on a three-day business trip next week.

2. (classical) you (in letters); variant of 臺|台[tai2]

   敬请台鉴此函，速作答复。 jìngqǐng táijiàn cǐ hán sù zuò dáfù — Please kindly examine this letter and reply promptly.

3. desk; table; counter

   把书放在台上。 bǎ shū fàngzài táishàng — Put the book on the table/desk.

4. platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines

   我买了一台新电脑。 wǒ mǎi le yītái xīn diànnǎo — I bought a new computer (one unit).

5. typhoon

   今天可能会有台风来袭。 jīntiān kěnéng huì yǒu táifēng lái xí — A typhoon may hit today.

6. surname Tai

   他的姓是台。 tā de xìng shì tái — His surname is Tai.

台 — tāi

1. element used in place names (character component)

   天台山的风景非常优美。 tiāntáishān de fēngjǐng fēicháng yōuměi — The scenery of Tiantai Mountain is very beautiful.