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transmitter-receiver / broadcasting station / radio station / CL: 個|个,
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines
HSK 3
(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
HSK 3
HSK 3
balcony / porch
HSK 4
windowsill; window ledge
HSK 4
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
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
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
stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
Taiwan (abbr.)
flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand
rooftop
tripod head
elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring
Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县 in northeast Japan
hardware platform
to appear on the same stage
to fall from power; to collapse / downfall
maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China
display counter / stand / booth
Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市, Shaanxi
Hong Kong and Taiwan
Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市, Shaanxi
railway platform
platform; podium; rostrum / lectern / (teacher's) desk
(dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance
candlestick / candle holder
fort / battery
to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
ink stone / ink slab / CL:
Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning
fourth channel / (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV
prism
pavilion
lotus seat
(theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans
(of a dynasty, regime etc) to collapse; to fall from power
Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市, Shaanxi
ink pad / stamp pad
brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace
to be put on the spot / to find oneself in an awkward situation
observatory / observation platform
the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948–2022), now a public park
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
defensive tower / lookout tower / enemy radio station
lampstand
candlestick / candle holder
Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
(coll.) to fall through / to result in failure / (of a relationship) to break up
to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully / to be put on the spot / to be embarrassed
to collapse
Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾
multi-platform (computing)
street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area / red-light district
to visit Taiwan
to go to Taiwan / refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
radio station / broadcasting station / CL: 個|个,
(Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit ), aka taotai and circuit intendant
Yingtai, artificial island in Zhongnanhai 中南海, now serves as the site to host national banquets and receptions
Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市, Hebei
Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan
launchpad / (radio, TV) transmitter
(dental implant) abutment
(winner's) podium
Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards
checkout counter / cashier's desk
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (abbr.)
boxing ring
service desk / information desk / reception desk
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
control desk / console
commode / dressing table / sink
observation tower / lookout tower
vendor's stall
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster
display stand; showcase stall
Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
China and Taiwan
rostrum / platform / CL: 個|个
Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
runway (for a fashion show etc) / catwalk
variant of 來台|来台
signal station
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
stage
(old) to fight on the leitai / (fig.) to enter a contest
this radio station
staircase balcony / landing

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