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台（
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6.臺、
4.檯、
5.颱） tái
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1.高平的建筑物 platform; stage：戏～ xìtái stage/ 讲～ jiǎngtái platform; rostrum/ 主席～ zhǔxítái rostrum; platform/ 楼阁亭～ lóugé-tíngtái tower and pavilion ext. 1.(-儿 -r)像台的东西 something resembling a platform：井～ jǐngtáir well-platform/ 窗～儿 chuāngtáir windowsill 2.器物的座子 stand or support of an article：灯～ dēngtái lampstand/ 蜡～ làtái candlestick
2.敬辞 your, a respectful expression：～鉴 táijiàn for your inspection (used after the name in the salutation of a business letter)/ ～启 táiqǐ for your information (used after the name of the addressee on an envelope)/ 兄～ xiōngtái elder brother (a respectful term used in addressing a male friend)
3.量词 meas. word：唱一～戏 chàng yī tái xì put on a performance/ 一～机器 yī tái jīqì a machine
4.桌子，案子 desk; table：写字～ xiězìtái writing desk/ 柜～ guìtái counter; bar
5.［台风 -fēng］发生在太平洋西部热带海洋上的一种极猛烈的风暴，中心附近风力常达12级以上，同时有暴雨 typhoon, a very violent tropical storm in the western Pacific,sometimes accompanied by rainstorm, often with wind above force-12 near the centre
6.台湾省的简称 short for Taiwan Province tāi |