| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 台 | 臺 | Tái | - Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 台 | 臺 | tái | - platform - stage - terrace - stand - support - station - broadcasting station - classifier for vehicles or machines |
| 下台 | 下臺 | xiàtái | - 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 |
| 中台 | 中臺 | ZhōngTái | - China and Taiwan |
| 五台 | 五臺 | Wǔtái | - Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi |
| 亭台 | 亭臺 | tíngtái | - pavilion |
| 仙台 | 仙臺 | Xiāntái | - Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan |
| 来台 | 來臺 | láiTái | - to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC) |
| 倒台 | 倒臺 | dǎotái | - to overthrow - downfall - to fall from power - to go bankrupt |
| 兄台 | 兄臺 | xiōngtái | - brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) |
| 出台 | 出臺 | chūtái | - to officially launch (a policy, program etc) - to appear on stage - to appear publicly - prostitution |
| 前台 | 前臺 | qiántái | - front platform - front of theatrical stage - foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) - front desk - reception desk |
| 印台 | 印臺 | Yìntái | - Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 印台 | 印臺 | yìntái | - ink pad - stamp pad |
| 去台 | 去臺 | qùTái | - to go to Taiwan - refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949 |
| 丛台 | 叢臺 | Cóngtái | - Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei |
| 吹台 | 吹臺 | chuītái | - (coll.) to fall through - to result in failure - (of a relationship) to break up |
| 坐台 | 坐臺 | zuòtái | - to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV |
| 垮台 | 垮臺 | kuǎtái | - to fall from power - to collapse - demise |
| 基台 | 基臺 | jītái | - (dental implant) abutment |
| 塌台 | 塌臺 | tātái | - to collapse |
| 展台 | 展臺 | zhǎntái | - display counter - stand - booth |
| 平台 | 平臺 | píngtái | - platform - terrace - flat-roofed building |
| 戏台 | 戲臺 | xìtái | - stage |
| 拆台 | 拆臺 | chāitái | - to undermine - destructive spoiling |
| 擂台 | 擂臺 | lèitái | - elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held - arena - ring |
| 敌台 | 敵臺 | dítái | - defensive tower - look-out tower - enemy radio station |
| 月台 | 月臺 | yuètái | - railway platform |
| 本台 | 本臺 | běntái | - this radio station |
| 楼台 | 樓臺 | lóutái | - balcony - high building (esp. in poetry) - tower |
| 港台 | 港臺 | GǎngTái | - Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| 汉台 | 漢臺 | Hàntái | - Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 瀛台 | 瀛臺 | yíngtái | - Ocean platform in Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1 nan2 hai3] surrounded by water on three sides, recreation area for imperial wives and concubines, more recently for communist top brass |
| 灯台 | 燈臺 | dēngtái | - lampstand |
| 烛台 | 燭臺 | zhútái | - candlestick - candle holder |
| 炉台 | 爐臺 | lútái | - stove top - hob |
| 石台 | 石臺 | Shítái | - Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui |
| 炮台 | 砲臺 | pàotái | - fort - battery |
| 砚台 | 硯臺 | yàntái | - ink stone - ink slab - CL:方[fang1] |
| 棱台 | 稜臺 | léngtái | - prism |
| 窗台 | 窗臺 | chuāngtái | - window sill - window ledge |
| 章台 | 章臺 | zhāngtái | - street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area - red-light district |
| 臬台 | 臬臺 | niètái | - provincial judge (in imperial China) |
| 台上 | 臺上 | táishàng | - on stage |
| 台中 | 臺中 | Táizhōng | - Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan |
| 台倭 | 臺倭 | Táiwō | - (derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover |
| 台北 | 臺北 | Táiběi | - Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan |
| 台地 | 臺地 | táidì | - tableland - mesa |
| 台基 | 臺基 | táijī | - stylobate (architecture) |
| 台大 | 臺大 | TáiDà | - abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2] |
| 台媒 | 臺媒 | Táiméi | - Taiwan media |
| 台子 | 臺子 | táizi | - platform - stand |
| 台斤 | 臺斤 | Táijīn | - Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg) |
| 台海 | 臺海 | Táihǎi | - abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan strait |
| 台湾 | 臺灣 | Táiwān | - Taiwan |
| 台甫 | 臺甫 | táifǔ | - (polite) courtesy name |
| 台盆 | 臺盆 | táipén | - washbasin |
| 台胞 | 臺胞 | Táibāo | - Taiwan compatriot |
| 台西 | 臺西 | Táixī | - Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 台视 | 臺視 | Táishì | - Taiwan TV |
| 台词 | 臺詞 | táicí | - an actor's lines - script |
| 台谍 | 臺諜 | Táidié | - Taiwan spy |
| 台阶 | 臺階 | táijiē | - steps - flight of steps - step (over obstacle) - fig. way out of an embarrassing situation - bench (geology) |
| 台风 | 臺風 | táifēng | - stage presence, poise |
| 舞台 | 舞臺 | wǔtái | - stage - arena - fig. in the limelight |
| 花台 | 花臺 | huātái | - flower bed - flower terrace - flower stand |
| 茅台 | 茅臺 | Máotái | - Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou - Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒 |
| 莲台 | 蓮臺 | liántái | - lotus seat |
| 蜡台 | 蠟臺 | làtái | - candlestick - candle holder |
| 访台 | 訪臺 | fǎngTái | - to visit Taiwan |
| 讲台 | 講臺 | jiǎngtái | - platform - rostrum - lectern - (teacher's) desk |
| 赴台 | 赴臺 | fùTái | - to visit Taiwan |
| 跳台 | 跳臺 | tiàotái | - diving platform - diving tower - landing platform |
| 返台 | 返臺 | fǎnTái | - to return to Taiwan |
| 金台 | 金臺 | Jīntái | - Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 开台 | 開臺 | kāitái | - start of play - opening of theatrical performance |
| 阳台 | 陽臺 | yángtái | - balcony - porch |
| 电台 | 電臺 | diàntái | - transmitter-receiver - broadcasting station - radio station - CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] |
| 露台 | 露臺 | lùtái | - balcony - patio - flat roof - terrace - ancient imperial celestial observation terrace |
| 下台阶 | 下臺階 | xiàtáijiē | - to extricate oneself - way out |
| 中港台 | 中港臺 | ZhōngGǎngTái | - China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 主席台 | 主席臺 | zhǔxítái | - rostrum - platform - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 二人台 | 二人臺 | èrréntái | - genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia |
| 五台山 | 五臺山 | WǔtáiShān | - Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1] |
| 五台市 | 五臺市 | Wǔtáishì | - Wutai city in Shanxi |
| 五台县 | 五臺縣 | Wǔtáixiàn | - Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi |
| 伸展台 | 伸展臺 | shēnzhǎntái | - runway (for a fashion show etc) - catwalk |
| 信号台 | 信號臺 | xìnhàotái | - signal station |
| 印台区 | 印臺區 | YìntáiQū | - Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 丛台区 | 叢臺區 | Cóngtáiqū | - Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei |
| 司天台 | 司天臺 | sītiāntái | - Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards |
| 售货台 | 售貨臺 | shòuhuòtái | - vendor's stall |
| 四方台 | 四方臺 | Sìfāngtái | - Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang |
| 国台办 | 國臺辦 | Guótáibàn | - PRC state council office for Taiwan affairs, abbr. for 國務院台灣事務辦公室|国务院台湾事务办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Tai2 wan1 Shi4 wu4 Ban4 gong1 shi4] |
| 压台戏 | 壓臺戲 | yātáixì | - last item on a show - grand finale |
| 多平台 | 多平臺 | duōpíngtái | - multi-platform (computing) |
| 察合台 | 察合臺 | Chágětái | - Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan |
| 峰火台 | 峰火臺 | fēnghuǒtái | - fire beacon towers (historical sites on the Great Wall and in Xinjiang) |
| 打擂台 | 打擂臺 | dǎlèitái | - (old) to fight on the leitai - (fig.) to enter a contest |
| 拳击台 | 拳擊臺 | quánjītái | - boxing ring |
| 控制台 | 控制臺 | kòngzhìtái | - control desk - console |
| 擂台赛 | 擂臺賽 | lèitáisài | - single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) |
| 收款台 | 收款臺 | shōukuǎntái | - checkout counter - cashier's desk |
| 月台票 | 月臺票 | yuètáipiào | - platform ticket |
| 服务台 | 服務臺 | fúwùtái | - service desk - information desk - reception desk |
| 楼梯台 | 樓梯臺 | lóutītái | - staircase balcony - landing |
| 洗脸台 | 洗臉臺 | xǐliǎntái | - commode - dressing table - sink |
| 港澳台 | 港澳臺 | GǎngÀoTái | - Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1] |
| 汉台区 | 漢臺區 | HàntáiQū | - Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 shi4], Shaanxi |
| 潜台词 | 潛臺詞 | qiántáicí | - unspoken words in a play (i.e. unambiguously hinted at, but not spoken) |
| 瞭望台 | 瞭望臺 | liàowàngtái | - observation tower - lookout tower |
| 石台县 | 石臺縣 | Shítáixiàn | - Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui |
| 窝阔台 | 窩闊臺 | Wōkuòtái | - Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan |
| 第四台 | 第四臺 | dìsìtái | - fourth channel - (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV |
| 台中市 | 臺中市 | Táizhōngshì | - Taichung city in central Taiwan |
| 台中县 | 臺中縣 | Táizhōngxiàn | - Taichung or Taizhong county in central Taiwan |
| 台儿庄 | 臺兒莊 | Táiérzhuāng | - Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong |
| 台北市 | 臺北市 | Táiběishì | - Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan |
| 台北县 | 臺北縣 | Táiběixiàn | - Taipei county in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4]) |
| 台南市 | 臺南市 | Táinánshì | - Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 台南府 | 臺南府 | Táinánfǔ | - Tainan-Fu city in south Taiwan |
| 台南县 | 臺南縣 | Táinánxiàn | - Tainan county in south Taiwan |
| 台式机 | 臺式機 | táishìjī | - desktop computer |
| 台东县 | 臺東縣 | Táidōngxiàn | - Táidong or Taitung county in southeast Taiwan |
| 台湾岛 | 臺灣島 | TáiwānDǎo | - Taiwan Island |
| 台湾省 | 臺灣省 | Táiwānshěng | - Taiwan province (PRC term) |
| 台湾鹎 | 臺灣鵯 | Táiwānbēi | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus) |
| 台虎钳 | 臺虎鉗 | táihǔqián | - bench vise |
| 台西乡 | 臺西鄉 | Táixīxiāng | - Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 台面呢 | 臺面呢 | táimiànní | - baize - felt (esp. billiards table cover) |
| 兴隆台 | 興隆臺 | Xīnglóngtái | - Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| 茅台酒 | 茅臺酒 | máotáijiǔ | - maotai (a Chinese liquor) - CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2] |
| 观象台 | 觀象臺 | guānxiàngtái | - observatory - observation platform |
| 金台区 | 金臺區 | JīntáiQū | - Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 钓鱼台 | 釣魚臺 | Diàoyútái | - Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands |
| 陈列台 | 陳列臺 | chénliètái | - stall |
| 双台子 | 雙臺子 | Shuāngtáizi | - Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| 雨花台 | 雨花臺 | Yǔhuātái | - Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 电视台 | 電視臺 | diànshìtái | - television station - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 雾台乡 | 霧臺鄉 | Wùtáixiāng | - Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| 青瓦台 | 青瓦臺 | Qīngwǎtái | - Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae 청와대), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul |
| 领奖台 | 領獎臺 | lǐngjiǎngtái | - (winner's) podium |
| 下不来台 | 下不來臺 | xiàbùláitái | - to be put on the spot - to find oneself in an awkward situation |
| 中华台北 | 中華臺北 | ZhōnghuáTáiběi | - Chinese Taipei, compromise title of Taiwan participation in PRC international events |
| 亭台楼榭 | 亭臺樓榭 | tíngtáilóuxiè | - see 亭臺樓閣|亭台楼阁[ting2 tai2 lou2 ge2] |
| 亭台楼阁 | 亭臺樓閣 | tíngtáilóugé | - pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens) |
| 债台高筑 | 債臺高築 | zhàitáigāozhù | - lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt |
| 去台人员 | 去臺人員 | qùTáirényuán | - those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949 |
| 唱对台戏 | 唱對臺戲 | chàngduìtáixì | - to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb - to get into confrontation |
| 四方台区 | 四方臺區 | Sìfāngtáiqū | - Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang |
| 大沽炮台 | 大沽砲臺 | Dàgūpàotái | - Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) |
| 广播电台 | 廣播電臺 | guǎngbōdiàntái | - radio station - broadcasting station - CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] |
| 登台表演 | 登臺表演 | dēngtáibiǎoyǎn | - to go on stage |
| 硬件平台 | 硬件平臺 | yìngjiànpíngtái | - hardware platform |
| 窝阔台汗 | 窩闊臺汗 | Wōkuòtáihán | - Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan |
| 台南府市 | 臺南府市 | Táinánfǔshì | - Tainan-Fu city in south Taiwan |
| 台湾土狗 | 臺灣土狗 | Táiwāntǔgǒu | - Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan |
| 台湾大学 | 臺灣大學 | TáiwānDàxué | - National Taiwan University - abbr. to 臺大|台大[Tai2 Da4] |
| 台湾戴菊 | 臺灣戴菊 | Táiwāndàijú | - (Chinese bird species) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi) |
| 台湾林鸲 | 臺灣林鴝 | Táiwānlínqú | - (Chinese bird species) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) |
| 台湾画眉 | 臺灣畫眉 | Táiwānhuàméi | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus) |
| 台湾蓝鹊 | 臺灣藍鵲 | Táiwānlánquè | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
| 台湾雀鹛 | 臺灣雀鶥 | Táiwānquèméi | - (Chinese bird species) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) |
| 台湾鹪鹛 | 臺灣鷦鶥 | Táiwānjiāoméi | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana) |
| 兴隆台区 | 興隆臺區 | Xīnglóngtáiqū | - Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| 走马章台 | 走馬章臺 | zǒumǎzhāngtái | - to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes |
| 跳台滑雪 | 跳臺滑雪 | tiàotáihuáxuě | - ski jumping |
| 软件平台 | 軟件平臺 | ruǎnjiànpíngtái | - software platform |
| 近水楼台 | 近水樓臺 | jìnshuǐlóutái | - lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor |
| 开台锣鼓 | 開臺鑼鼓 | kāitáiluógǔ | - opening gong - gong strokes announcing start of opera performance |
| 双台子区 | 雙臺子區 | Shuāngtáiziqū | - Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| 雨花台区 | 雨花臺區 | Yǔhuātáiqū | - Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 鹰架栈台 | 鷹架棧臺 | yīngjiàzhàntái | - trestlework |
| 大沽口炮台 | 大沽口砲臺 | Dàgūkǒupàotái | - Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) |
| 稳坐钓鱼台 | 穩坐釣魚臺 | wěnzuòdiàoyútái | - lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation - a cool head in a crisis |
| 台湾山鹧鸪 | 臺灣山鷓鴣 | Táiwānshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis) |
| 台湾斑翅鹛 | 臺灣斑翅鶥 | Táiwānbānchìméi | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana) |
| 台湾棕噪鹛 | 臺灣棕噪鶥 | Táiwānzōngzàoméi | - (Chinese bird species) rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus) |
| 台湾短翅莺 | 臺灣短翅鶯 | Táiwānduǎnchìyīng | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis) |
| 台湾紫啸鸫 | 臺灣紫嘯鶇 | Táiwānzǐxiàodōng | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis) |
| 台湾关系法 | 臺灣關係法 | Táiwānguānxìfǎ | - Taiwan relations act (of US Congress, 1979) |
| 台湾黄山雀 | 臺灣黃山雀 | Táiwānhuángshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti) |
| 中央广播电台 | 中央廣播電臺 | Zhōngyāngguǎngbōdiàntái | - Radio Taiwan International (RTI) |
| 澳洲广播电台 | 澳洲廣播電臺 | ÀozhōuGuǎngbōDiàntái | - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster |
| 台湾拟啄木鸟 | 臺灣擬啄木鳥 | Táiwānnǐzhuómùniǎo | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis) |
| 台湾白喉噪鹛 | 臺灣白喉噪鶥 | Táiwānbáihóuzàoméi | - (Chinese bird species) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps) |
| 台湾酒红朱雀 | 臺灣酒紅朱雀 | Táiwānjiǔhóngzhūquè | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) |
| 三个女人一台戏 | 三個女人一臺戲 | sāngenǚrényītáixì | - three women are enough for a drama (idiom) |
| 梁山伯与祝英台 | 梁山伯與祝英臺 | LiángShānbóyǔZhùYīngtái | - Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, pair of lovers in folk legend |
| 台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛 | 臺灣斑胸鉤嘴鶥 | Táiwānbānxiōnggōuzuǐméi | - (Chinese bird species) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis) |
| 台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛 | 臺灣棕頸鉤嘴鶥 | Táiwānzōngjǐnggōuzuǐméi | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus) |
| 近水楼台先得月 | 近水樓臺先得月 | jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè | - the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) - to benefit from intimacy with an influential person |
| 国立台北科技大学 | 國立臺北科技大學 | GuólìTáiběiKējìDàxué | - National Taipei University of Technology |
| 国立台湾技术大学 | 國立臺灣技術大學 | GuólìTáiwānJìshùDàxué | - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
| 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 | 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 | rènpíngfēnglàngqǐ,wěnzuòdiàoyútái | - lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation - a cool head in a crisis |
| 台上一分钟，台下十年功 | 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 | táishàngyīfēnzhōng,táixiàshíniángōng | - ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom) |
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