台
táiTáitāi HSK3

platform

台 (臺) tái frequency
classifier measure word
a measure word used for vehicles, machines, or electrical appliances

这台洗衣机是上个月刚买的。

zhè tái xǐ​yī​jī shì shàng gè yuè gāng mǎi de.

I just bought this washing machine last month.

platform noun
an elevated level surface, stage, terrace, or stand

他站在高高的台上向大家挥手。

tā zhàn zài gāo​gāo de tái shàng xiàng dà​jiā huī​shǒu.

He stood on the high platform waving to everyone.

station noun
a broadcasting station or television channel

这个台的节目一直很受欢迎。

zhè gè tái de jié​mù yī​zhí hěn shòu huān​yíng.

The programs on this channel have always been very popular.

台 (檯) tái
desk noun
desk; table; counter

他在柜台后面工作。

tā zài guì tái hòu​mian gōng​zuò.

He works behind the counter.

台 Tái
Tai proper name
a Chinese surname

台先生是一位著名的学者。

Tái xiān​sheng shì yī wèi zhù​míng de xué​zhě.

Mr. Tai is a famous scholar.

Taiwan abbreviation
abbreviation for Taiwan (台湾 Tái​wān)

他下周将回台探亲。

tā xià zhōu jiāng huí Tái tàn​qīn.

He is returning to Taiwan next week to visit relatives.

台 tāi
place names place name
used in place names

天台山是著名的旅游胜地。

tiān tāi shān shì zhù​míng de lǚ​yóu shèng​dì.

Tiantai Mountain is a famous tourist destination.

台 (颱) tái
typhoon noun

今年三号台的风力非常强劲。

jīn​nián sān hào tái de fēng​lì fēi​cháng qiáng​jìng.

The winds of Typhoon No. 3 are very strong this year.

台 tái
you noun
(classical) you (in letters)

随函附上证明，请台端查收。

suí hán fù​shàng zhèng​míng, qǐng tái​duān chá​shōu.

Enclosed is the certificate for your review.

台 (臺) Tái
Taiwan noun
Taiwan (abbreviation)

这是台方单方面做出的决定。

zhè shì Tái​fāng dān​fāng​miàn zuò​chū de jué​dìng.

This is a unilateral decision made by the Taiwan side.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
388th most common 565.2 per million
Movie subtitles
500th most common 286.2 per million appears in 59% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
107.4 per million appears in 29% of films
Written text
230.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
檯臺颱
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+53F0

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)