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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
desk; table; counter
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
typhoon
HSK 3
transmitter-receiver / broadcasting station / radio station / CL: 個|个,
HSK 3
(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台
HSK 3
television station
HSK 3
HSK 3
steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology)
HSK 4
on stage
HSK 4
balcony / porch
HSK 4
windowsill; window ledge
HSK 4
variant of 陽臺|阳台
HSK 4
stage presence, poise
HSK 5
typhoon
HSK 5
platform / terrace / flat-roofed building
HSK 6
to officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
HSK 6
desk lamp / table lamp
HSK 6
to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater)
HSK 6
platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website
HSK 6
writing desk
HSK 6
backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
HSK 7-9
stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
HSK 7-9
sales counter / front desk / bar / (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
HSK 7-9
terrace / spectator's grandstand / viewing platform
HSK 7-9
billiards
HSK 7-9
to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook
HSK 7-9
Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
HSK 7-9
variant of 櫃檯|柜台
HSK 7-9
variant of 櫃檯|柜台
HSK 7-9
runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk
balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace
an actor's lines; dialogue / Taiwanese word
Taiwanese-style
(of an appliance) tabletop model / (of a computer) desktop model
Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
Taiwan (abbr.)
detailed record or log
flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand
Taiwan
Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 / Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang
rooftop
tripod head
Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait
elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang
Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖, Gansu
desk / (pool etc) table
platform / stand
Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山, Liaoning
Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
desk calendar
to change the channel (TV)
rotating stage / swivel table
to appear on the same stage
stage
Huantai county in Zibo 淄博, Shandong
Taiwan compatriot
to fall from power; to collapse / downfall
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
stovetop; rangetop
Taiwanese businessman / Taiwanese company
Taijiang, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉, Gansu
Fengtai, an inner district of southwest Beijing
Sendai, city in northeast Japan
Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县 in northeast Japan
Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市, Hebei
Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China
tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake
Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan
diving platform / diving tower / landing platform
display counter / stand / booth
Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市, Shaanxi
Shitai, a county in Chizhou 池州, Anhui
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳, north Sichuan
Hong Kong and Taiwan
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市, Shandong
Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市, Shaanxi
Taiwan capital or investments
railway platform
Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁, Shandong
platform; podium; rostrum / lectern / (teacher's) desk
control tower
table (for games using balls)
(dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance
pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)
Qitai county or Guchung nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州, Xinjiang
variant of 臺灣|台湾
tablecloth

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