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

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