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台

tái · tai/Tái · tai

Traditional 檯 / 臺 / 颱

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Meaning

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tái 檯

  1. desk; table; counter

tái 臺

  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. terrace
  4. stand
  5. support
  6. station
  7. broadcasting station
  8. classifier for vehicles or machines

tái 颱

  1. typhoon

Tái 台

  1. Taiwan (abbr.)
  2. surname Tai

Tái 臺

  1. Taiwan (abbr.)

tái 台

  1. (classical) you (in letters)
  2. variant of 臺 / 台 (tái)
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In a conversation

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The slow computer

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)这台(zhètái)电脑(diànnǎo)太(tài)慢(màn)了(le)，开机(kāijī)要(yào)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    My computer is too slow. It takes ten minutes to start.

  2. Dengdeng

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)？那(nà)你(nǐ)快(kuài)买(mǎi)一台(yītái)新的(xīnde)吧(ba)。

    Ten minutes? Then buy a new one quickly.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)一台(yītái)新(xīn)电脑(diànnǎo)要(yào)五千(wǔqiān)块(kuài)。

    But a new computer costs five thousand yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    我家(wǒjiā)有(yǒu)两台(liǎngtái)，我(wǒ)借(jiè)你(nǐ)一台(yītái)。

    I have two at home. I'll lend you one.

  5. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)！

    Really? Thank you!

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)，那(nà)一台(yītái)比(bǐ)你的(nǐde)还(hái)慢(màn)。

    But that one is even slower than yours.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)那(nà)商(shāng)店(diàn)花(huā)低(dī)价(jià)买(mǎi)了(le)台(tái)录(lù)像(xiàng)机(jī)。

I got a video cassette recorder cheap at that shop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)买(mǎi)了(le)台(tái)很(hěn)高(gāo)级(jí)的(de)相(xiàng)机(jī)。

Tom bought a very good camera.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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