| 臺 | [ taí ] Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 臺 | [ taí ] platform, stage, terrace, stand, support, station, broadcasting station, classifier for vehicles or machines |
| 臺上 | [ taí shàng ] on stage |
| 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 | [ taí shàng yī fēn zhōng taí xià shí nián gōng ] ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom) |
| 臺中 | [ taí zhōng ] Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan |
| 臺中市 | [ taí zhōng shì ] Taichung city in central Taiwan |
| 臺中縣 | [ taí zhōng xiàn ] Taichung or Taizhong County in central Taiwan |
| 臺倭 | [ taí wō ] (derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover |
| 臺兒莊 | [ taí ér zhuāng ] Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong |
| 臺北 | [ taí beǐ ] Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan |
| 臺北市 | [ taí beǐ shì ] Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan |
| 臺北縣 | [ taí beǐ xiàn ] Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4]) |
| 臺南市 | [ taí nán shì ] Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 臺南府 | [ taí nán fǔ ] Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule |
| 臺地 | [ taí dì ] tableland, mesa |
| 臺基 | [ taí jī ] stylobate (architecture) |
| 臺大 | [ taí dà ] abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2] |
| 臺媒 | [ taí meí ] Taiwan media |
| 臺子 | [ taí zi ] platform, stand |
| 臺式機 | [ taí shì jī ] desktop computer |
| 臺扇 | [ taí shàn ] table fan, desk fan |
| 臺斤 | [ taí jīn ] Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg) |
| 臺東縣 | [ taí dōng xiàn ] Taitung County in southeast Taiwan |
| 臺柱 | [ taí zhù ] pillar, mainstay, star performer |
| 臺海 | [ taí haǐ ] abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait |
| 臺灣 | [ taí wān ] Taiwan |
| 臺灣土狗 | [ taí wān tǔ goǔ ] Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan |
| 臺灣大學 | [ taí wān dà xué ] National Taiwan University, abbr. to 臺大|台大[Tai2 Da4] |
| 臺灣山鷓鴣 | [ taí wān shān zhè gū ] (bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis) |
| 臺灣島 | [ taí wān daǒ ] Taiwan Island |
| 臺灣戴菊 | [ taí wān daì jú ] (bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi) |
| 臺灣擬啄木鳥 | [ taí wān nǐ zhuó mù ] (bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis) |
| 臺灣斑翅鶥 | [ taí wān bān chì meí ] (bird species of China) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana) |
| 臺灣斑胸鉤嘴鶥 | [ taí wān bān xiōng goū zuǐ meí ] (bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis) |
| 臺灣林鴝 | [ taí wān lín qú ] (bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) |
| 臺灣棕噪鶥 | [ taí wān zōng zaò meí ] (bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus) |
| 臺灣棕頸鉤嘴鶥 | [ taí wān zōng jǐng goū zuǐ meí ] (bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus) |
| 臺灣畫眉 | [ taí wān huà meí ] (bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus) |
| 臺灣白喉噪鶥 | [ taí wān baí hoú zaò meí ] (bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps) |
| 臺灣省 | [ taí wān shěng ] Taiwan province (PRC term) |
| 臺灣短翅鶯 | [ taí wān duǎn chì yīng ] (bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis) |
| 臺灣紫嘯鶇 | [ taí wān zǐ dōng ] (bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis) |
| 臺灣藍鵲 | [ taí wān lán què ] (bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
| 臺灣酒紅朱雀 | [ taí wān jiǔ hóng zhū què ] (bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) |
| 臺灣雀鶥 | [ taí wān què meí ] (bird species of China) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) |
| 臺灣鵯 | [ taí wān beī ] (bird species of China) Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus) |
| 臺灣鷦鶥 | [ taí wān meí ] (bird species of China) Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana) |
| 臺灣黃山雀 | [ taí wān huáng shān què ] (bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti) |
| 臺甫 | [ taí fǔ ] (polite) courtesy name |
| 臺盆 | [ taí pén ] washbasin |
| 臺羅字 | [ taí luó zì ] Tai-lo, romanization system for Taiwanese Hokkien (abbr. for 臺灣閩南語羅馬字拼音方案|台湾闽南语罗马字拼音方案[Tai2 wan1 Min3 nan2 yu3 Luo2 ma3 zi4 Pin1 yin1 Fang1 an4]) |
| 臺胞 | [ taí baō ] Taiwan compatriot |
| 臺虎鉗 | [ taí hǔ qián ] bench vise |
| 臺西 | [ taí xī ] Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 臺西鄉 | [ taí xī xiāng ] Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 臺視 | [ taí shì ] abbr. for 臺灣電視公司|台湾电视公司, Taiwan Television (TTV) |
| 臺詞 | [ taí cí ] an actor's lines, dialogue, Taiwanese word |
| 臺諜 | [ taí dié ] Taiwan spy |
| 臺階 | [ taí jiē ] steps, flight of steps, step (over obstacle), fig. way out of an embarrassing situation, bench (geology) |
| 臺面呢 | [ taí miàn ní ] baize, felt (esp. billiards table cover) |
| 臺風 | [ taí fēng ] stage presence, poise |
| ⇒ 三個女人一臺戲 | [ sān ge nǚ rén yī taí xì ] three women are enough for a drama (idiom) |
| ⇒ 上不得臺盤 | [ shàng bù dé taí pán ] too uncouth to appear in public (idiom), unfit for a public role |
| ⇒ 下不了臺 | [ xià bu taí ] to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully, to be put on the spot, to be embarrassed |
| ⇒ 下不來臺 | [ xià bù laí taí ] to be put on the spot, to find oneself in an awkward situation |
| ⇒ 下臺 | [ xià taí ] 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 |
| ⇒ 下臺階 | [ xià taí jiē ] to extricate oneself, way out |
| ⇒ 中央廣播電臺 | [ zhōng yāng guǎng bō diàn taí ] Radio Taiwan International (RTI) |
| ⇒ 中港臺 | [ zhōng gǎng taí ] China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (abbr.) |
| ⇒ 中臺 | [ zhōng taí ] China and Taiwan |
| ⇒ 中華臺北 | [ zhōng huá taí beǐ ] Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events |
| ⇒ 主席臺 | [ zhǔ xí taí ] rostrum, platform, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 二人臺 | [ èr rén taí ] genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 五臺 | [ wǔ taí ] Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi |
| ⇒ 五臺山 | [ wǔ taí shān ] 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] |
| ⇒ 五臺市 | [ wǔ taí shì ] Wutai city in Shanxi |
| ⇒ 五臺縣 | [ wǔ taí xiàn ] Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi |
| ⇒ 亭臺 | [ tíng taí ] pavilion |
| ⇒ 亭臺樓榭 | [ tíng taí loú xiè ] see 亭臺樓閣|亭台楼阁[ting2 tai2 lou2 ge2] |
| ⇒ 亭臺樓閣 | [ tíng taí loú gé ] pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens) |
| ⇒ 仙臺 | [ xiān taí ] Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan |
| ⇒ 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 | [ rèn píng fēng làng qǐ wěn zuò yú taí ] 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 |
| ⇒ 伸展臺 | [ shēn zhǎn taí ] runway (for a fashion show etc), catwalk |
| ⇒ 來臺 | [ laí taí ] to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC) |
| ⇒ 信號臺 | [ xìn haò taí ] signal station |
| ⇒ 倒臺 | [ daǒ taí ] to overthrow, downfall, to fall from power, to go bankrupt |
| ⇒ 債臺高築 | [ zhaì taí gaō zhù ] lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt |
| ⇒ 兄臺 | [ xiōng taí ] brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) |
| ⇒ 出臺 | [ chū taí ] to officially launch (a policy, program etc), to appear on stage, to appear publicly, (of a bar girl) to leave with a client |
| ⇒ 前臺 | [ qián taí ] stage, proscenium, foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.), front desk, reception desk, (computing) front-end, foreground |
| ⇒ 印臺 | [ yìn taí ] Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 印臺 | [ yìn taí ] ink pad, stamp pad |
| ⇒ 印臺區 | [ yìn taí qū ] Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 去臺 | [ qù taí ] to go to Taiwan, refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949 |
| ⇒ 去臺人員 | [ qù taí rén yuán ] those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949 |
| ⇒ 叢臺 | [ cóng taí ] Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei |
| ⇒ 叢臺區 | [ cóng taí qū ] Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei |
| ⇒ 司天臺 | [ sī tiān taí ] Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards |
| ⇒ 吹臺 | [ chuī taí ] (coll.) to fall through, to result in failure, (of a relationship) to break up |
| ⇒ 售貨臺 | [ shoù huò taí ] vendor's stall |
| ⇒ 唱對臺戲 | [ chàng duì taí xì ] to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb, to get into confrontation |
| ⇒ 四方臺 | [ sì fāng taí ] Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang |
| ⇒ 四方臺區 | [ sì fāng taí qū ] Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang |
| ⇒ 國立臺北科技大學 | [ guó lì taí beǐ kē jì dà xué ] National Taipei University of Technology |
| ⇒ 國立臺灣技術大學 | [ guó lì taí wān jì shù dà xué ] National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
| ⇒ 國臺辦 | [ guó taí bàn ] Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (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]) |
| ⇒ 坐臺 | [ zuò taí ] to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV |
| ⇒ 垮臺 | [ kuǎ taí ] to fall from power, to collapse, demise |
| ⇒ 基臺 | [ jī taí ] (dental implant) abutment |
| ⇒ 塌臺 | [ tā taí ] to collapse |
| ⇒ 壓臺戲 | [ yā taí xì ] last item on a show, grand finale |
| ⇒ 多平臺 | [ duō píng taí ] multi-platform (computing) |
| ⇒ 大沽口砲臺 | [ dà gū koǔ paò taí ] Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) |
| ⇒ 大沽砲臺 | [ dà gū paò taí ] Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) |
| ⇒ 察合臺 | [ chá gě taí ] Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan |
| ⇒ 展臺 | [ zhǎn taí ] display counter, stand, booth |
| ⇒ 峰火臺 | [ fēng huǒ taí ] fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) |
| ⇒ 平臺 | [ píng taí ] platform, terrace, flat-roofed building |
| ⇒ 廣播電臺 | [ guǎng bō diàn taí ] radio station, broadcasting station, CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] |
| ⇒ 戲臺 | [ xì taí ] stage |
| ⇒ 打擂臺 | [ dǎ leì taí ] (old) to fight on the leitai, (fig.) to enter a contest |
| ⇒ 拆臺 | [ chaī taí ] (theater) to dismantle the stage, (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet, to undermine sb's plans |
| ⇒ 拳擊臺 | [ quán jī taí ] boxing ring |
| ⇒ 控制臺 | [ kòng zhì taí ] control desk, console |
| ⇒ 擂臺 | [ leì taí ] elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held, arena, ring |
| ⇒ 擂臺賽 | [ leì taí saì ] single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) |
| ⇒ 收款臺 | [ shoū kuǎn taí ] checkout counter, cashier's desk |
| ⇒ 敵臺 | [ dí taí ] defensive tower, lookout tower, enemy radio station |
| ⇒ 月臺 | [ yuè taí ] railway platform |
| ⇒ 月臺票 | [ yuè taí ] platform ticket |
| ⇒ 服務臺 | [ fú wù taí ] service desk, information desk, reception desk |
| ⇒ 本臺 | [ běn taí ] this radio station |
| ⇒ 樓梯臺 | [ loú tī taí ] staircase balcony, landing |
| ⇒ 樓臺 | [ loú taí ] (dialect) balcony, terrace, (literary) high building, tower, (old) stage for theatrical performance |
| ⇒ 櫃臺 | [ guì taí ] variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2] |
| ⇒ 洗臉臺 | [ xǐ liǎn taí ] commode, dressing table, sink |
| ⇒ 港澳臺 | [ gǎng aò taí ] Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1] |
| ⇒ 港臺 | [ gǎng taí ] Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| ⇒ 漢臺 | [ hàn taí ] Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 漢臺區 | [ hàn taí qū ] Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 shi4], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 潛臺詞 | [ qián taí cí ] unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer, subtext, (fig.) implicit assertion |
| ⇒ 澳洲廣播電臺 | [ aò zhoū guǎng bō diàn taí ] Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster |
| ⇒ 瀛臺 | [ yíng taí ] 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 |
| ⇒ 燈臺 | [ dēng taí ] lampstand |
| ⇒ 燭臺 | [ zhú taí ] candlestick, candle holder |
| ⇒ 爐臺 | [ lú taí ] stove top, hob |
| ⇒ 登臺表演 | [ dēng taí yǎn ] to go on stage |
| ⇒ 瞭望臺 | [ wàng taí ] observation tower, lookout tower |
| ⇒ 石臺 | [ shí taí ] Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui |
| ⇒ 石臺縣 | [ shí taí xiàn ] Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui |
| ⇒ 砲臺 | [ paò taí ] fort, battery |
| ⇒ 硬件平臺 | [ yìng jiàn píng taí ] hardware platform |
| ⇒ 硯臺 | [ yàn taí ] ink stone, ink slab, CL:方[fang1] |
| ⇒ 稜臺 | [ léng taí ] prism |
| ⇒ 穩坐釣魚臺 | [ wěn zuò yú taí ] lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation, a cool head in a crisis |
| ⇒ 窗臺 | [ chuāng taí ] window sill, window ledge |
| ⇒ 窩闊臺 | [ wō kuò taí ] Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan |
| ⇒ 窩闊臺汗 | [ wō kuò taí hán ] Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan |
| ⇒ 站臺 | [ zhàn taí ] platform (at a railway station), (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate), (Tw) website |
| ⇒ 章臺 | [ zhāng taí ] street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area, red-light district |
| ⇒ 第四臺 | [ dì sì taí ] fourth channel, (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV |
| ⇒ 臬臺 | [ niè taí ] provincial judge (in imperial China) |
| ⇒ 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 | [ taí shàng yī fēn zhōng taí xià shí nián gōng ] ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom) |
| ⇒ 興隆臺 | [ xīng lóng taí ] Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| ⇒ 興隆臺區 | [ xīng lóng taí qū ] Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| ⇒ 舞臺 | [ wǔ taí ] stage, arena, fig. in the limelight |
| ⇒ 花臺 | [ huā taí ] flower bed, flower terrace, flower stand |
| ⇒ 茅臺 | [ maó taí ] Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou, Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒 |
| ⇒ 茅臺酒 | [ maó taí jiǔ ] maotai (a Chinese liquor), CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2] |
| ⇒ 草臺班子 | [ caǒ taí bān zi ] small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages, (fig.) makeshift band of individuals, rough and ready outfit |
| ⇒ 蓮臺 | [ lián taí ] lotus seat |
| ⇒ 蠟臺 | [ là taí ] candlestick, candle holder |
| ⇒ 觀象臺 | [ guān xiàng taí ] observatory, observation platform |
| ⇒ 訪臺 | [ fǎng taí ] to visit Taiwan |
| ⇒ 講臺 | [ jiǎng taí ] platform, podium, rostrum, lectern, (teacher's) desk |
| ⇒ 走馬章臺 | [ zoǔ mǎ zhāng taí ] to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes |
| ⇒ 赴臺 | [ fù taí ] to visit Taiwan |
| ⇒ 跳臺 | [ taí ] diving platform, diving tower, landing platform |
| ⇒ 跳臺滑雪 | [ taí huá xuě ] ski jumping |
| ⇒ 軟件平臺 | [ ruǎn jiàn píng taí ] software platform |
| ⇒ 近水樓臺 | [ jìn shuǐ loú taí ] lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor |
| ⇒ 近水樓臺先得月 | [ jìn shuǐ loú taí xiān dé yuè ] the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom), to benefit from intimacy with an influential person |
| ⇒ 返臺 | [ fǎn taí ] to return to Taiwan |
| ⇒ 道臺 | [ daò taí ] (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道|道[dao4]), aka taotai and circuit intendant |
| ⇒ 金臺 | [ jīn taí ] Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 金臺區 | [ jīn taí qū ] Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 釣魚臺 | [ yú taí ] Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China as part of its territory |
| ⇒ 開臺 | [ kaī taí ] start of play, opening of theatrical performance |
| ⇒ 開臺鑼鼓 | [ kaī taí luó gǔ ] opening gong, gong strokes announcing start of opera performance |
| ⇒ 陳列臺 | [ chén liè taí ] stall |
| ⇒ 陽臺 | [ yáng taí ] balcony, porch |
| ⇒ 雙臺子 | [ shuāng taí zi ] Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| ⇒ 雙臺子區 | [ shuāng taí zi qū ] Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| ⇒ 雨花臺 | [ yǔ huā taí ] Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| ⇒ 雨花臺區 | [ yǔ huā taí qū ] Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| ⇒ 電臺 | [ diàn taí ] transmitter-receiver, broadcasting station, radio station, CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] |
| ⇒ 電視臺 | [ diàn shì taí ] television station, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 霧臺鄉 | [ wù taí xiāng ] Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 露臺 | [ lù taí ] balcony, patio, flat roof, terrace, deck (unroofed platform), outdoor stage, ancient imperial celestial observation terrace |
| ⇒ 青瓦臺 | [ qīng wǎ taí ] Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul |
| ⇒ 領獎臺 | [ lǐng jiǎng taí ] (winner's) podium |
| ⇒ 鷹架棧臺 | [ yīng jià zhàn taí ] trestlework |