臺 (toi4 | tai2) : terrace; platform; stand; Taiwan

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臺

toi4

tai2

[1] terrace; tower; lookout
[2] platform; stage; rostrum
[3] stand; support; base
[4] station; channel; network
[5] you; your (a title of respect)
[6] short for Taiwan
[7] [classifier] whole set (of certain machinery)

Though generally regarded as traditional or standard form, 臺 is being replaced by its simplified form 台 in both Taiwan and HK.

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 至 (#133)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

臺 / 台

Don't confuse with:
壹

This word has been viewed 6727 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jul 2013 14:43

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窗臺 coeng1 toi4 chuang1 tai2 = window sill

臺灣 toi4 waan1 tai2 wan1 = Taiwan

中港臺 zung1 gong2 toi4 zhong1 gang3 tai2 = China - Hong Kong - Taiwan 國

舞臺 mou5 toi4 wu3 tai2 = dance stage; (theatrical or political) stage; arena

電視臺 din6 si6 toi4 dian4 shi4 tai2 = television station; television network

臺階 toi4 gaai1 tai2 jie1 = steps; a flight of steps

仙臺 sin1 toi4 xian1 tai2 = Sendai

臺北 toi4 bak1 tai2 bei3 = Taipei

臺灣幣 toi4 waan1 bai6 tai2 wan1 bi4 = Taiwan Dollar; New Taiwanese Dollar

電臺 din6 toi4 dian4 tai2 = radio (station)

擂臺 leoi4 toi4 lei2 tai2 (Taiwan), lei4 tai2 (PRC) = boxing stage

臺柱 toi4 cyu5 = important actors in a troupe

一中一臺 jat1 zung1 jat1 toi4 yi1*4 zhong1 yi1*4 tai2 = "one China, one Taiwan" (policy)

主席臺 zyu2 zik6 toi4 zhu3 xi2 tai2 = rostrum; platform

信號臺 seon3 hou6 toi4 xin4 hao4 tai2 = signal station

對臺 deoi3 toi4 dui4 tai2 = (policy, etc.) towards Taiwan

服務臺 fuk6 mou6 toi4 fu2 wu4 tai2 = service desk; information desk; reception desk

臺灣人 toi4 waan1 jan4 tai2 wan1 ren2 = a Taiwanese person

臺山話 toi4 saan1 waa6*2 = Toishanese (language)

臺山人 toi4 saan1 jan4 = a Toishanese person

月臺 jyut6 toi4 yue4 tai2 = (railway) platform

塌臺 taap3 toi4 = collapse; fall from power

臺語 toi4 jyu5 tai2 yu3 = the Taiwanese language

舞臺劇 mou5 toi4 kek6 = on stage drama

落臺 lok6 toi4 = to come to an end

音樂舞臺劇 jam1 ngok6 mou5 toi4 kek6 yin1 yue4 wu3 tai2 ju4 = musical comedy (theater, dramatic art)

上臺 soeng5 toi4 shang3 tai2 = assume the reins of government

斷頭臺 dyun6 tau4 toi4 = a guillotine

指揮臺 zi2 fai1 toi4 zhi3 hui1 tai2 = (orchestra) podium

臺灣高速鐵路 toi4 waan1 gou1 cuk1 tit3 lou6 tai2 wan1 gao1 su4 tie3 lu4 = Taiwan High Speed Rail

中央電視臺 zung1 joeng1 din6 si6 toi4 zhong1 yang1 dian4 shi4 tai2 = CCTV (Chinese state television)

中央廣播電臺 zung1 joeng1 gwong2 bo3 din6 toi4 zhong1 yang1 guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2 = Radio Taiwan International (RTI)

國立臺灣大學 gwok3 laap6 toi4 waan1 daai6 hok6 guo2 li4 tai2 wan1 da4 xue2 = National Taiwan University

國立臺北科技大學 gwok3 laap6 toi4 bak1 fo1 gei6 daai6 hok6 guo2 li4 tai2 bei3 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2 = National Taipei University of Technology

國立臺灣技術大學 gwok3 laap6 toi4 waan1 gei6 seot6 daai6 hok6 guo2 li4 tai2 wan1 ji4 shu4 da4 xue2 = National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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